Pseudoneuroterus, Kinsey, 1923

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 : 479

Pseudoneuroterus sp. 1

Host plant in Israel: Q. ithaburensis .

Life history. This species develops in cryptic, spherical bud galls, 4.5–5 mm in diameter, which are composed of several fused units and covered by white velvety fuzz ( Fig. 56 ).

Phenology. Galls were first observed in early February and adults emerged from them in early March.

Distribution. Israel: Hasharon Forest.

Comments. The galls of this species are somewhat similar to those of Dryocosmus tavakolii Melika, Stone & Azizkhani , but adult morphology and molecular data (Shachar, unpulished) show that they belong in Pseudoneuroterus . The species will be formally described once more material becomes available.

Figures

FIGURES 53–58. Galls on Quercus ithaburensis. 53. Pseudoneuroterus sp. 2, sexual generation; 54. Cerroneuroterus lanuginosus, sexual generation; 55. Pseudoneuroterus macropterus, sexual generation; 56. Pseudoneuroterus sp. 1, sexual generation; 57. Pseudoneuroterus saliens, sexual generation; 58. Pseudoneuroterus saliens, asexual generation.