Diplolepis polita, known generally as the spiny leaf gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. It was first described by William Harris Ashmead in 1890.[1]

Diplolepis polita
Diplolepis polita gall on baldhip rose[clarification needed]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Diplolepididae
Genus: Diplolepis
Species:
D. polita
Binomial name
Diplolepis polita
(Ashmead, 1890)

This species induces galls on several species of wild roses in North America, including Rosa arkansana and Rosa acicularis.[1][2] The galls are formed on the leaves in spring and early summer and are spherical with short spikes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joseph D. Shorthouse (2010). "Galls Induced by the Cynipid Wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the Roses of Canada's Grasslands" (PDF). Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 1): Ecology and Interactions in Grassland Habitats. doi:10.3752/9780968932148.CH12. Wikidata Q100878188.
  2. ^ Christopher Friesen; Y. Miles Zhang (2021). "ROSE GALL WASPS (CYNIPIDAE: DIPLOLEPIS) OF MANITOBA, INCLUDING A NEW PROVINCIAL RECORD". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Manitoba. 77: 52–60. ISSN 0315-2146. Wikidata Q114940039.