Callirhytis perplexa (agamic)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Callirhytis
Hosts: Quercus spp
Detachable: detachable
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Texture: hairy
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Shape: globular
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Cells: monothalamous
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Andricus perplexus
Ashmead's original combination
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 Cynipidous Galls and Gall-Wasps in the United States National Museum
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Andricus perplexus, new species.
A small globular gall, somewhat pointed at apex and covered externally with an exceeding fine, short, grayish pubescence or bloom. Internally the larval cell occupies most of the gall. Diameter, 5 mm.
One specimen, reared November 21, 1877. The gall was found on the ground in O'Fallen Park, Missouri, in October, and the species of oak upon which it grows is unknown.
”- William Ashmead: (1896) Descriptions of new Cynipidous Galls and Gall-Wasps in the United States National Museum©
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