Amphibolips quercusostensackenii explained

Amphibolips quercusostensackenii is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.[1] It is found throughout eastern North America.

Description

This species induces globular galls on the leaves of members of the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae). These galls are roughly 7 to 9 mm in diameter,[2] and contain a central filament-supported cell[3] where pupation occurs.

Life History

These galls develop in the spring. Adults are described to have emerged from the galls between 8 and 15 July in the Chicago area.[4]

Taxonomy

This species was originally placed in the genus Andricus. However, a 2002 review reclassified it to the closely related genus Amphibolips based on the morphology of the adult wasp.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amphibolips quercusostensackenii. 2021-09-09. iNaturalist.ca. en.
  2. Book: Weld, Lewis Hart. Cynipid galls of the Eastern United States. 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich.. Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University.
  3. Book: Felt, Ephraim Porter. Plant galls and gall makers. 1940. Ithaca, N. Y.. 2027/wu.89041294323.
  4. Book: Illinois State Academy of Science.. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science.. Science. Illinois State Academy of. Science. Illinois State Academy of. 1927. Illinois State Academy of Science [etc.]. 20. Springfield, Ill..
  5. Melika. George. Abrahamson. Warren. January 2002. Review of the world genera of oak cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini). Parasitic Wasps: Evolution, Systematics, Biodiversity and Biological Control.

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