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Feron (wasp)

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Feron
The galls formed by Feron kingi (bottom left) and Feron parmula (across center) on an oak leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Tribe: Cynipini
Genus: Feron
Kinsey, 1937
Synonyms[1]

Andricus Hartig, 1840

Feron is a genus of oak gall wasps in the Nearctic. It was established by Alfred Kinsey in 1937, then re-established in 2023.[2]

Feron specie of gallformers

Species

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The following species are grouped into Feron:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Feron". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ^ a b Cuesta-Porta, Victor; Melika, George; Nicholls, James A.; Stone, Graham N.; Pujade-Villar, Juli (2023-11-07). "Re-establishment of the Nearctic oak cynipid gall wasp genus Feron Kinsey, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), including the description of six new species". Zootaxa. 5366 (1): 1–174. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5366.1.1. hdl:20.500.11820/8d7cf66b-8011-4572-b520-b8f5d78deae2. ISSN 1175-5334.