Unknown q-chrysolepis-bristly-pear-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: tan
Texture: hairy
Abundance: rare
Shape: conical
Season:
Related:
Alignment:
Walls:
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins, leaf edge
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

Unknown #23
Bristly-pear-gall wasp
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Hosts: Quercus chrysolepis

The small, monothalamous galls of this new species of wasp occur singly along the ventral margins of leaves of canyon live oak. Galls are covered with short, stiff bristles.

Range: Siskiyou Mountains, CA

- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©


Further Information:
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