Amphibolips murata, new species

Belongs in a group that emerges from bud galls in late fall or in early spring from galls that have overwintered.

Hosts. — Quercus myrtifolia Willd., Q. pumila Walt., Q. laurifolia Michx., and Q. cinerea=Q. incana Bartr.

Gall: A smooth, tan bud gall in the fall, from 8-12 mm. in diameter, tapering slightly to point of attachment, the thin-walled larval cell not free and separated from the thick, dense outer wall by a thin layer of spongy tissue (not radiating fibers). Adults are cut out of the galls in November; the only emergence records are December 4, December 8, and April 11.

- LH Weld: (1957) New American Cynipid Wasps From Oak Galls^©

Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114064#page/141/mode/1up