EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

INVERTEBRATE SPECIMEN DETAILS

INV-65346 Diastrophus cuscutaeformis Osten Sacken, 1863

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TAXON ID

Accession No.	INV-65346
Genus	Diastrophus
Species	cuscutaeformis
Authority	Osten Sacken, 1863
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Hymenoptera
Suborder
Superfamily
Family	Cynipidae
Subfamily	Cynipinae
Tribe	Diastrophini
Original Collection
Original Collection No.
Other No.	67824
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes

SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Sleeve
Preservation
Preparation Notes	sleeved leaves and stem of host
Molecular Voucher
Life Cycle Stage
Body Part/Product	gall
Sex
Specimen Lot	No
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity
Verbatim Label Text	USA: New York: Putnam Co./ Town of Kent, Ludingtonville Preserve, SW of/ Ludingtonville Road and NE of I-84/ 41°30'02" N, 73°40'14" W, 200 m./ 7 August 2025, W. R. Buck, C. Eiseman & R. Naczi/ [67824]/ Diastrophus cuscutaeformis on Rubrus flagellaris
Citation
Deposited By	W. R. Buck
Identified By	Charlie S. Eiseman
Location in Collection	dry collection
Condition	good
Specimen Notes	larval gall

LOCALITY

Country	United States
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	New York
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)	Putnam
Municipality (City/Town)	Kent
Body of Water
Locality Details	Ludingtonville Preserve, SW of Ludingtonville Road and NE of I-84
Coordinates	41°30'02" N, 73°40'14" W
Elevation	200 m
Locality Notes

COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	2025-08-07
Collected By	W. R. Buck \| C. S. Eiseman \| R. Naczi
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes

HOST DATA

Host Type	Plant
Phylum
Class
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae
Genus	Rubrus
Species	flagellaris
Site in/on Host	leaves
Host Collection No.
Host Notes

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2025-10-22	Created	K. Menard
2025-10-23	Modified	K. Menard

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