Cynipidae

Shachar, Einat, Melika, George, Inbar, Moshe & Dorchin, Netta, 2018, The oak gall wasps of Israel (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini) - diversity, distribution and life history, Zootaxa 4521 (4), pp. 451-498 : 458-459

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5949849

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC1F87FE-FFE3-FF8E-FF61-F93DFA26B39C

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Plazi

scientific name

Cynipidae
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Key to galls of Israeli oak Cynipidae View in CoL View at ENA on Quercus calliprinos , Q. libani and Q. cerris

1. Galls on Q. calliprinos View in CoL ................................................................................. 2

- Gallson Q. libani View in CoL or Q. cerris View in CoL ............................................................................ 4

2. Leaf galls............................................................................................ 3

- Branch galls. Spherical or elongate woody swelling, 10–35 mm long............................................................................................... Plagiotrochus razeti Barbotin , asexual (fall) generation ( Fig. 73 View FIGURES 71–74 )

3. Gall is conspicuous swelling on both sides of leaf, 8–14 mm in diameter, light green when young, red when mature, often in clusters, multi-chambered................... Plagiotrochus quercusilicis (Fabricius) , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 71–74 )

- Gall is slender swelling on both sides of leaf, 2 mm in diameter, sometimes in clusters, single-chambered....................................................................... Plagiotrochus coriaceus (Mayr) , asexual (fall) generation

4. Leaf galls............................................................................................ 5

- Bud, acorn or catkin galls............................................................................... 8

5. Gall is large swelling of leaf midrib on Q. libani View in CoL , same color of leaf when young, light brown when mature............................................................... Andricus melikai Pujade-Villar , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 68 View FIGURES 65–70 )

- Gall attached to leaf; different from above.................................................................. 6

6. Gall constitutes tapered, dark-purple chamber carried on thin, delicate stalk, on Q. libani View in CoL ................................................................................... Andricus View in CoL sp. nr. amenti , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 65–70 )

- Spherical or elliptical gall, different from above............................................................. 7

7. Spherical gall, up to 7 mm in diameter, completely covered by pinkish, silky long hairs, with black center. Usually in clusters. On Q. libani View in CoL and Q. cerris View in CoL ....................... Cerroneuroterus sp. nr. lanuginosus , asexual (fall) generation ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 65–70 )

- Elliptical gall, up to 2 mm in diameter, covered by small projections, pale when young, green to dark red and purple when mature. On Q. libani View in CoL .................................. Cerroneuroterus minutulus (Giraud) , asexual (fall) generation

8. Acorn or catkin gall.................................................................................... 9

- Bud gall............................................................................................ 11

9. Soft, scaly gall in young acorn, up to 12 mm long, light green. On Q. libani View in CoL .......................................................................................... Pseudoneuroterus saliens , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 57 View FIGURES 53–58 )

- Catkin gall, clustered, cone shaped with tapered apex, on Q. libani View in CoL ............................................. 10

10. Gall light green when young, bright red when mature not densely clustered...................................................................................................... Andricus coriariformis sexual (spring) generation

- Gall light brown throughout development; always densely clustered.............................................. ......................................................... Andricus coriarius , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 47–52 )

11. Gall composed of one spherical unit...................................................................... 12

- Gall composed of several units.......................................................................... 13

12. Gall up to 15 mm in diameter, light green when young, light brown to brown when mature, sometimes slightly wrinkled, with internal ovoid larval chamber moving freely within gall. On Q. libani View in CoL ............................................. ...................................................... Aphelonyx persica , asexual (fall) generation ( Figs. 37–38 View FIGURES 35–40 )

- Slightly irregularly-shaped gall, sometimes wrinkled, up to 30 mm in diameter, light green when young, light brown to brown when mature, multi-chambered. On Q. libani View in CoL ........................................................................................... Aphelonyx persica gall invaded by Synergus variabilis , asexual (fall) generation ( Figs 39–40 View FIGURES 35–40 )

13. Mulberry-shaped gall, composed of 17–40 small units, up to 6 mm long, green with light brown tips, velvety, sometimes sticky when young; hard and brown when mature. On Q. libani View in CoL and Q. cerris View in CoL ........................................................................................... Andricus miriami Shachar , sexual (spring) generation ( Figs 71–72 View FIGURES 71–74 )

- Big, leafy rosette bud gall, 25–40 mm in diameter, multi-chambered. On Q. libani View in CoL .................................................................................. Andricus multiplicatus Giraud , sexual (spring) generation ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 65–70 )

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Cynipidae

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