Dryocosmus
Dryocosmus are a genus of gall wasps. They are cyclically parthenogenetic insects that induce galls on plants in the family Fagaceae.
According to recent studies, the genus includes some species previously considered as belonging to the genus Chilaspis, whereas Dryocosmus favus should be excluded of the genus. Dryocosmus and Chilaspis are closely related to the other oak gall wasp taxa
Dryocosmus kuriphilus is an invasive species in Europe and North America that endangers the chestnut trees.
Species
Dryocosmus albidus Weld, 1944Dryocosmus archboldi Melika & Abrahamson, 2021Dryocosmus cannoni Schwéger & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus archboldi Melika & Abrahamson, 2021Dryocosmus caputgrusi Tang & Schwéger, 2016Dryocosmus carlesiae Tang & Melika, 2011Dryocosmus castanopsidis Dryocosmus caspiensis Melika, Sadeghi, Atkinson, Stone & Barimani, 2008Dryocosmus cerriphilus Giraud, 1859Dryocosmus crinitus Schwéger & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus demartinii Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2018Dryocosmus destefanii Cerasa & Melika, 2018Dryocosmus dubiosus Fullaway, 1911 Dryocosmus favus Beutenmüller, 1911Dryocosmus floridensis Dryocosmus gigas Dryocosmus harrisonae Melika & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus hearni Melika & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus hualieni Schwéger & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus israeli Dryocosmus juliae Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2018 Dryocosmus jungalii Melika & Stone, 2010Dryocosmus konradi Tang & Melika, 2016Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951Dryocosmus liui Pang, Su & Zhu, 2018Dryocosmus liyingi Melika & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus mayri Dryocosmus mikoi Melika, Tavakoli, Stone & Azizkhani, 2006Dryocosmus minusculus Weld, 1952 Dryocosmus moriius Tang & Melika, 2016Dryocosmus nitidus Dryocosmus pentagonalis Melika & Tang, 2011Dryocosmus quadripetiolus Schwéger & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus quercuslaurifoliae Dryocosmus quercuspalustris Dryocosmus rileypokei Morita & Buffington, 2009Dryocosmus rugosus Kieffer, 1899Dryocosmus salicinai Schwéger & Tang, 2016Dryocosmus taitungensis Tang & Melika, 2016Dryocosmus testisimilis Tang & Melika, 2011Dryocosmus triangularis Melika & Tang, 2011Dryocosmus zhuili Liu & Zhu, 2015