| Diplolepis polita | |
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| Diplolepis polita gall on baldhip rose | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diplolepididae |
| Genus: | Diplolepis |
| Species: | D. polita |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplolepis polita (Ashmead, 1890) | |
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.
This species induces galls on several species of wild roses in North America, including Rosa arkansana and Rosa acicularis. The galls are formed on the leaves in spring and early summer and are spherical with short spikes.
References
- ^ 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.
- 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.
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| Diplolepis polita | |
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