Red-oak-associate
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Kokkocynips coxii
Kokkocynips coxii is a Nearctic gall wasp species originally described as Cynips coxii by Bassett in 1881 and later transferred from Dryocosmus to Kokkocynips in 2021 based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is one of six Nearctic species reclassified into Kokkocynips, expanding a genus previously considered monotypic and restricted to Mexico. The species induces galls on red oaks.
Kokkocynips imbricariae
Banded Bullet Gall Wasp
Kokkocynips imbricariae is a gall wasp species in the tribe Cynipini, transferred from Dryocosmus to Kokkocynips in 2021 based on molecular and morphological evidence. It induces galls on red oaks (Quercus section Lobatae) and is distributed in the Nearctic region. The species was originally described by Ashmead in 1896.