Neuroterus valhalla
| Neuroterus valhalla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Neuroterus |
| Species: | N. valhalla
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| Binomial name | |
| Neuroterus valhalla Brandão-Dias, Zhang, Pirro, Vinson, Weinersmith, Ward, Forbes & Egan, 2022
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Neuroterus valhalla is a species of gall wasp from North America that forms galls on the Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana). It was first discovered on the campus of Rice University and was named for the campus pub.[1][2]
This species of gall wasp produces a chemical which in turn manipulates the host tree into providing for the wasp eggs. The tree does this by providing a protective layer around the eggs and nutrition for the larva.
References
- ^ Brandão-Dias, Pedro F. P.; Zhang, Yuanmeng Miles; Pirro, Stacy; Vinson, Camila C.; Weinersmith, Kelly L.; Ward, Anna K. G.; Forbes, Andrew A.; Egan, Scott P. (January 2022). "Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome". Systematic Entomology. 47 (1): 94–112. Bibcode:2022SysEn..47...94B. doi:10.1111/syen.12521. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 245838502.
- ^ "Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover New Insect Species". Nature World News. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Brandão-Dias, Pedro F. P.; Zhang, Yuanmeng Miles; Pirro, Stacy; Vinson, Camila C.; Weinersmith, Kelly L.; Ward, Anna K. G.; Forbes, Andrew A.; Egan, Scott P. (January 2022). "Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome". Systematic Entomology. 47 (1): 94–112. Bibcode:2022SysEn..47...94B. doi:10.1111/syen.12521. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 245838502.
- ^ "Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover New Insect Species". Nature World News. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.