''Antron'' is a genus of

gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...

s in the tribe

Cynipini Cynipini is a tribe (biology), tribe of gall wasps. These insects induce galls in plants of the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. They are known commonly as the oak gall wasps.Melika, G., et al. (2013)A new genus of oak gallwasp, ''Cyclocynips'' Me ...

, the oak gall wasps. Some authors have included it within the genus '' Cynips'' but it was recently resurrected. The genus was established by

Alfred Kinsey Alfred Charles Kinsey (; June 23, 1894 – August 25, 1956) was an American sexologist, biologist, and professor of entomology and zoology who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Insti ...

in 1930.

Species

Species in this genus include: * '' Antron lovellae'' Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2021 * '' Antron tomkursari'' Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2021

References

Cynipidae Hymenoptera genera Gall-inducing insects Taxa described in 1930 Taxa named by Alfred Kinsey {{Apocrita-stub

Species

See also

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