Amphibolips jaliscensis (sexgen)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Amphibolips
Hosts: Quercus calophylla / Quercus laurina
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, green
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Shape: globular, sphere
Season: Spring
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Walls: thin, spongy
Location: bud, stem
Form: oak apple
Cells: monothalamous
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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.
Revision of the Amphibolips species of Mexico excluding the “niger complex” Kinsey (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with description of seven new species
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Amphibolips jaliscensis sp. nov.
Gall (Figs 19A, 19B). A globular oak apple gall. Monothalamic; outer shell thin and internally showing a spongy consistency, filling the entire gall. Grows on twigs of Quercus sp. aff candicans.
Distribution. A. jaliscensis was found at 2370 m a.s.l. at Jalisco state, Mexico.
Biology. Exhibits a sexual generation; both males and females are known. The galls were collected in late March, and the insects emerged in April.
”- Jose Luis Nieves-Aldrey, E Pascual, Y Maldonado-Lopez, E Medianero, K Oyama: (2012) Revision of the Amphibolips species of Mexico excluding the “niger complex” Kinsey (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with description of seven new species©
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