Belonocnema treatae
| Belonocnema treatae | |
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| Asexual galls of Belonocnema treatae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Belonocnema |
| Species: | B. treatae |
| Binomial name | |
| Belonocnema treatae Ashmead, 1881 | |
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Belonocnema treatae is a species of gall wasp that forms galls on Quercus virginiana and very rarely Quercus geminata. There are both asexual and sexual generations. The asexual generation forms galls on the underside of leaves while the sexual generation form galls on the roots. This species can be found in the United States, where it is known from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It, along with the other described Belonocnema species, has been used to study speciation.