Amphibolips hidalgoensis Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2011
Amphibolips hidalgoensis Pujade-Villar & Melika, In Melika et al. (2011: 53)

Gall (Figs. 2e-f). Unilocular resulting from the deformation of a bud. Generally large (30-65 mm in diameter), subglobose, sometimes with a fine, short tip at the apex. The outer wall is thin and fragile, pink when young and light brown when mature, with a smooth and glabrous surface. The internal tissue is relatively soft and spongy, formed by dense and compact radiating fibers. The central ovate larval chamber has hard walls, with a larger diameter between 5.0–6.5 mm.

Hosts. Quercus calophylla, Q. crassifolia, Q. crassipes, and Q. mexicana (Lobatae section).

Biology. Species known only for the asexual generation. Mature galls are collected from late May to early June, and adults emerge shortly after collection.

Distribution. Cited from the states of Hidalgo and Tlaxcala (according to the original description) and from Mexico City (including Sta. Fe on Q. crassipes and Q. calophylla), Cuesta-Porta et al. (2020b).

- Uriel Barrera-Ruiz, Victor Cuesta-Porta, David Cibrian-Tovar, Aitor Martinez-Romero, Juli Pujade-Villar: (2021) Avispas agalladoras de los encinos de Santa Fe (Ciudad de México, México) (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae: Cynipini; Fagaceae)^©