Andricus lignicola (Hartig, 1840)
(Cola-nut Gall - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAndricus lignicola (Cola-nut Gall - causative organism)
GenusAndricus (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Andricus lignicola (Cola-nut Gall - causative organism) :
1: Andricus lignicola (Cola-nut Gall - causative organism)
13 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
agamic gall on sapling of Quercus x rosacea?
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Andricus lignicola (Cola-nut Gall - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Andricus lignicola (Cola-nut Gall - causative organism)
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