Species of insect
Neuroterus valhalla is a species of gall wasp from North America that forms galls on the Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana ). It was first discovered on the campus of Rice University .[ 1] [ 2]
This species of gall wasp produces a chemical which in turn manipulates the host tree into providing for the wasp eggs. The tree does this by providing a protective layer around the eggs and nutrition for the larva.
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^ Brandão-Dias, Pedro F. P.; Zhang, Yuanmeng Miles; Pirro, Stacy; Vinson, Camila C.; Weinersmith, Kelly L.; Ward, Anna K. G.; Forbes, Andrew A.; Egan, Scott P. (January 2022). "Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome" . Systematic Entomology . 47 (1): 94–112. Bibcode :2022SysEn..47...94B . doi :10.1111/syen.12521 . ISSN 0307-6970 . S2CID 245838502 .
^ "Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover New Insect Species" . Nature World News . Retrieved 28 October 2023 .
^ Brandão-Dias, Pedro F. P.; Zhang, Yuanmeng Miles; Pirro, Stacy; Vinson, Camila C.; Weinersmith, Kelly L.; Ward, Anna K. G.; Forbes, Andrew A.; Egan, Scott P. (January 2022). "Describing biodiversity in the genomics era: A new species of Nearctic Cynipidae gall wasp and its genome" . Systematic Entomology . 47 (1): 94–112. Bibcode :2022SysEn..47...94B . doi :10.1111/syen.12521 . ISSN 0307-6970 . S2CID 245838502 .
^ "Neuroterus Valhalla: Biologists Discover New Insect Species" . Nature World News . Retrieved 28 October 2023 .