Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951
(Chestnut Gall Wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDryocosmus kuriphilus (Chestnut Gall Wasp)
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
DEFRA Pest Alert: Dryocosmus kuriphilus https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/factsheets/pest-alert-dryocosmus-kuriphilus.pdf
Forestry Commission England 2016 Pest and diseases symptoms panels .
in the field Woodland Trust Oriental chestnut gall wasp www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/tree-diseases-and-pests/key-threats/oriental-chestnut-gall-wasp/

Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Chestnut Gall Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Chestnut Gall Wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Chestnut Gall Wasp)
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