Diplolepis rosae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)

Interactions where Diplolepis rosae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva (communal) communal larva causes gall of live leaf UK/Ireland Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Diplolepis rosae/Diplolepis rosaebedeguar gall wasp, robin’s pin cushion gall waspcommunallarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveleaf (6/7-)
larva (communal) communal larva causes gall of live bud Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Diplolepis rosae/Diplolepis rosaebedeguar gall wasp, robin’s pin cushion gall waspcommunallarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarslivebud (6/7-)

Interactions where Diplolepis rosae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live gall with inquiline larva UK/Ireland Periclistus brandtii Bedeguar Inquiline Gall Wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Periclistus brandtii/Periclistus brandtiibedeguar inquiline gall wasplarva Animal / inquilineUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Diplolepis rosae/Diplolepis rosaebedeguar gall wasp, robin’s pin cushion gall wasplivegall larva is inquiline in live gall

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
GenusDiplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.))
TribeDiplolepidini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Randolph, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall and its Insect Community British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Gall Inhabitants

Randolph, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall and its Insect Community British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Williams, R., & Randolph, S. 2006 *** Key to identification of adult insects which may emerge from Diplolepis rosae galls in Britain ***(Superseded)
Williams, R. 2012 *** The rose bedeguar ***(Superseded)
Williams, R. The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall - Field Work and Keys to the Insect Inhabitants British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

László, Z., Prázsmári, H. & Kelemen, T.I. 2016 Exeristes roborator (Fabricius, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the parasitoid community of Diplolepis galls in the Carpathian Basin Folia Entomologica Hungarica rovartani kozlemenyek Vol 77: 79-85.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 22 images of Diplolepis rosae (Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp)
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