Ceroptres is a genus of gall wasp. Most of its species are found in North America, and most are inquilines, meaning it oviposits its eggs in a host gall. These host galls are mostly induced by other gall wasps, but some species of Ceroptres use the galls of gall midges.
Species Ceroptres contains at least 43 species, including:
Ceroptres anansii Named for Anansi Ceroptres anzui Named for Anzû Ceroptres bruti Named for Brutus Ceroptres catesbaei Ceroptres clavicornis Ceroptres confertus Ceroptres cornigera Ceroptres curupira Named for Curupira Ceroptres daleki Named for daleks from Doctor Who Ceroptres dandoi Named for Edward Dando Ceroptres demerzelae Named for Demerzel Ceroptres ensiger Ceroptres frondosae Ceroptres iktomii Named for Iktomi Ceroptres jabbai Named for Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars Ceroptres jarethi Named for Jareth from Labyrinth Ceroptres junquerasi Ceroptres lanigerae Ceroptres lenis Ceroptres lokii Named for Loki Ceroptres lupini Named for Arsène Lupin Ceroptres mallowi Named for Hober Mallow Ceroptres mexicanus Ceroptres minutissimi Ceroptres montensis Ceroptres nigricrus Ceroptres petiolicola Ceroptres pisum Ceroptres promethei Named for Prometheus Ceroptres quadratifacies Ceroptres rufiventris Ceroptres sandiegoae Named for Carmen Sandiego Ceroptres selinae Named for Selina Kyle Ceroptres snellingi Ceroptres soloi Named for Han Solo Ceroptres songae Named for River Song Ceroptres swiperi Named for Swiper from Dora the Explorer Ceroptres thrymi Named for Thrym Ceroptres tikoloshei Named for Tikoloshe Ceroptres zorroi Named for Zorro
References
External links
Meet the Gall Wasp Named After a Star Wars Crime Lord | Entomology video by Penn State University