Andricus quercusradicis (Fabricius, 1798)
(Truffle Gall - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAndricus quercusradicis (Truffle 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Stone, G.N., Schonrogge, K., Atkinson, R.J., Bellido, D. & Pujade-Villar, J. 2002 The population biology of oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) Annu. Rev. Entomol. Vol 47: 633-668.

Andricus quercusradicis (Truffle Gall - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andricus quercusradicis (Truffle Gall - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Andricus quercusradicis (Truffle Gall - causative organism)
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