Diplolepis spinosissimae (Giraud, 1859)
(a gall wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
GenusDiplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.))
TribeDiplolepidini (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 Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp) :
1: Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
27 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
galls on Burnet Rose
Image 1: Gall on Burnet RoseImage 2: Gall on Burnet Rose (2)
2: Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
12 Sep 2016 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
galls in leaves of Burnet Rose
Image 1: Galls - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Galls - under surface - white backgroundImage 3: Leaf with galls - top surface - white backgroundImage 4: Leaves with galls - top surface - white backgroundImage 5: Leaves with galls - under surface - white background
3: Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
27 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN30 51° 40’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
in gall on Burnet Rose
Image 1: Galls - grey backgroundImage 2: Galls - in situImage 3: Gall - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Gall - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Gall - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Gall - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 7: Gall - LS - showing two larvae - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Larval mouthparts - microscope low magnification

Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diplolepis spinosissimae (a gall wasp)
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