Neuroterus Hartig, 1840
(spangle gall wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Neuroterus albipes
Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 10 images
Neuroterus anthracinus
Oyster Gall Causer
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 5 images
Neuroterus numismalis
Silk Button Gall Wasp
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 19 images
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
Common Spangle Gall Wasp, Currant Gall Wasp
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 70 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNeuroterus (spangle gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
InfraorderParasitica (parasitoid 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)

Neuroterus (spangle gall wasps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Neuroterus (spangle gall wasps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 37 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Neuroterus (spangle gall wasps)
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