Diastrophus nebulosus larvae in gall

Diastrophus is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are at least 23 described species in Diastrophus.

Species

The species in the genus Diastrophus include the following:

  • Diastrophus brasiliensis Oliveira & Melo, 2025
  • Diastrophus colombianus Nieves-Aldrey, 2013 ( gall on Rubus glaucus)
  • Diastrophus cuscutaeformisb (blackberry seed gall wasp)
  • Diastrophus emeiensis Hu, Nieves-Aldrey, Zhang & Fang
  • Diastrophus fragariae Beutenmuller, 1915
  • Diastrophus japonicus Wachi et al, 2013
  • Diastrophus kincaidii Gillette, 1893b
  • Diastrophus mayri Reinhard, 1876g
  • Diastrophus nebulosusb (blackberry knot gall wasp)
  • Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864i c g b
  • Diastrophus renai Davis & Nastasi, 2024
  • Diastrophus rubi (Bouché, 1834)i c g
  • Diastrophus turgidus Bassett, 1870i c g
  • Diastrophus wushei Davis & Nastasi, 2024

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

  • Schick, K.; Liu, Z.; Goldstein, P. (2003). . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105 (3): 715–732. ISSN .
  • Weld, Lewis H. (1959). Cynipid Galls of the Eastern United States. Privately printed in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Ronquist, Fredrik (1999). "Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea". Zoologica Scripta. 28 (1–2): 139–164. doi:. S2CID .