Amphibolips michoacaensis sp. nov.

[Photos of this gall appear on page 38 of the pdf]

Gall (Figs 20A, 20B). A globular more or less regular gall with spongy interior Monothalamic. Grows on twigs of Quercus castanea or nearer the base of the gall, galls up to 48 mm in diameter, detachable, on twigs.

Distribution. A. michoacaensis was found at Umécuaro and other sites of Cuenca of Cuitzeo at 2100 m at Michoacán state, Mexico.

Biology. Exhibits a sexual generation. The galls were collected in April, and the adults emerged in May.

- 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^©