Unknown q-douglasii-inside-acorn

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
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Cynipid Galls of the Pacific Slope

Quercus douglasii
Acorn galls
Large cell filling inside of acorn whose cup is 6 mm in dia. Fig 190. The only specimen was empty in October (Stanford CA).

Fig 190. Unknown. A single large cell inside a small acorn of Q. douglasii in Oct. (Stanford). The adult had escaped. Diameter 5.0 mm.

- LH Weld: (1957) Cynipid Galls of the Pacific Slope©

Reference: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924018313555&view=1up&seq=89


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