Callirhytis morrisoni (sexgen)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Callirhytis
Hosts: Quercus spp
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Alignment: integral
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Location: petiole, upper leaf, lower leaf
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Cells: polythalamous
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Andricus morrisoni
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Descriptions of new Cynipidous Galls and Gall-Wasps in the United States National Museum
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Andricus morrisoni, new species
An irregular, globular gall, found at the base of a leaf, projecting about equally above and below; polythalamous. It is of a fleshy consistency and contains numerous larval cells; diameter from 4-7 mm.
Described from 1 femal and 7 male specimens, reared June 28, 1883, from a gall occurring on an unknown oak in Arizona, received from H.K. Morrison.
”- William Ashmead: (1896) Descriptions of new Cynipidous Galls and Gall-Wasps in the United States National Museum©
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