Feron californicum (agamic)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Detachable: detachable
Color: pink, yellow, purple
Texture:
Abundance:
Shape: spangle/button
Season: Fall, Winter
Related:
Alignment: erect
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy: Name
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Andricus californicum (agamic)
Previous name
Biorhiza californica
Philonix californica
Trichoteras californicum
Xanthoteras californica
Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Descriptions of New Species of Cynipidae
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Philonix californica, sp. nov.
Gall. — On the upper surface of the leaves of a species of white oak. Monothalamous. Rounded, flattened disc-like, becoming slightly elevated toward the middle. The sides are flat and very thin, and the gall rests closely on the leaf. The larva lives in the center of the elevated part. The color is pinkish or purplish, with the apex sometimes yellowish. Width, 3 to 4 mm. Height, 1 mm.
Habitat — Kern Co., California, January.
Type — United States National Museum. Described from five females.
”- William Beutenmuller: (1911) Descriptions of New Species of Cynipidae©
Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/84930#page/29/mode/1up
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