Disholcaspis Explained

Disholcaspis is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 40 species described in the genus Disholcaspis. Some Disholcaspis species induce galls that produce honeydew, a sweet liquid that attracts yellow jackets, ants, and bees. These insects then protect the galls from parasitic wasps.^[1]

Species

These 42 species belong to the genus Disholcaspis:^[2]

• Disholcaspis acetabula (Weld, 1921)
• Disholcaspis bassetti (Gillette, 1888)
• Disholcaspis bettyannae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011
• Disholcaspis bisethiae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011
• Disholcaspis brevinota Weld, 1921
• Disholcaspis canescens Weld, 1957 - Round honeydew gall wasp
• Disholcaspis cinerosa (Bassett, 1881) - Mealy oak gall wasp
• Disholcaspis colorado Gillette, 1893
• Disholcaspis costaricensis Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2021
• Disholcaspis crystalae Pujade-Villar, 2018
• Disholcaspis edura Weld, 1957
• Disholcaspis eldoradensis (Beutenmuller, 1909) - Honeydew gall wasp
• Disholcaspis erugomamma Cooke-McEwen & Gates, 2020
• Disholcaspis fungiformis Kinsey, 1920
• Disholcaspis globosa Weld, 1921
• Disholcaspis insulana Kinsey, 1938
• Disholcaspis lacuna Weld, 1921
• Disholcaspis laetae Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis largior Kinsey, 1938
• Disholcaspis mamillana Weld, 1957
• Disholcaspis mellifica Pujade-Villar, 2017
• Disholcaspis mexicana Weld, 1957
• Disholcaspis pallens Kinsey, 1938
• Disholcaspis pattersoni Kinsey, 1922
• Disholcaspis pedunculoides Weld, 1926
• Disholcaspis perniciosa (Bassett, 1890)
• Disholcaspis potosina Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis prehensa Weld, 1957 - Clasping twig gall wasp
• Disholcaspis pruniformis Kinsey, 1920
• Disholcaspis pulla Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis purlans Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis purpurea Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis quercusglobulus (Fitch, 1859) - Round bullet gall wasp
• Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh, 1869) - Oak rough bulletgall wasp
• Disholcaspis quercusomnivora Weld, 1959
• Disholcaspis quercusvirens (Ashmead, 1881)
• Disholcaspis regina Kinsey, 1937
• Disholcaspis rubens (Gillette, 1893)
• Disholcaspis simulata Kinsey, 1922 - Dried peach gall wasp
• Disholcaspis spissa Weld, 1957
• Disholcaspis spongiosa Weld, 1926
• Disholcaspis terrestris Weld

Further reading

• Book: Review of the world genera of oak cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini Latreille, 1802). 2002. Melika . G.. Abrahamson . W. G.. Melika . G.. Thuroczy . C.. Angroinform. Parasitic Wasps: Evolution, Systematics, Biodiversity and Biological Control. 150–190. 978-963-502-765-1.
• Book: Cynipid Galls of the Eastern United States. 1959. Weld . Lewis H.. Privately printed in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea. 1999. Ronquist . Fredrik. Zoologica Scripta. 28. 1–2. 139–164. 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00022.x. 86539477.

Notes and References

1. Book: Russo, Ronald A. . Plant galls of the Western United States . 2021 . . 978-0-691-21340-8 . Princeton, New Jersey . 52–54 . en . 1239984577.
2. Web site: Disholcaspis . 2022-02-26 . gallformers.org.