Andricus tubularius (agamic)

Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Andricus
Detachable: bothi
Color: brown, yellow, tan
Texture: stiff, hairless, ruptured/split
Abundance: occasional
Shape: conical, cluster
Season: Fall, Summer
Related:
Alignment:
Walls:
Location: stem
Form: tapered swelling
Cells: polythalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:
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Field notes on gall-inhabiting cynipid wasps with descriptions of new species

Andricus tubularius, new species

Host. — Quercus undulata.

Gall (fig. 22). — Smooth, tan-colored, blunt, cylindrical cells bursting out through the bark singly or in vertical rows of 2-6, only the upper third or less protruding, not deciduous. Single cells measure 3.2 mm. long by 1.7 mm. in diameter with Avail .1-.2 mm. thick.
Occur in early summer on small twigs of previous season's growth. Exit hole at apex and old galls show as a row of holes.

- LH Weld: (1926) Field notes on gall-inhabiting cynipid wasps with descriptions of new species©

Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7610635#page/355/mode/1up


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