{"id":25899,"date":"2017-02-04T14:08:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T14:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/animalia\/arthropoda\/insecta\/hymenoptera\/apocrita\/cynipidae\/neuroterus\/neuroterus-politus\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:40:02","slug":"neuroterus-politus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/parasites\/animalia\/arthropoda\/insecta\/hymenoptera\/apocrita\/cynipoidea\/cynipidae\/cynipinae\/cynipini\/neuroterus\/neuroterus-politus\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuroterus politus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neuroterus politus<\/em> Hartig, 1840<\/h1>\n

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on Quercus<\/em>, agamous generation<\/h2>\n

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\"Neuroterus
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Quercus robur<\/em>, Dronten, Roggebotse Bos, 2.v.2022 \u00a9 Arnold Grosscurt<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 30.iv.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel<\/p>\n


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beginning gall<\/p>\n

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ripe gall; the remnant of the loculi still clearly recognisable<\/p>\n

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one week later<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 26.iv.2020 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: four anthers with young galls; the galls develop in the purplish tissue between the two dark green pollen chambers; neither the pollen chambers nor the grey filament participate in the galling.<\/p>\n

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opened gall with larva<\/p>\n

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another specimen<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Keyfheide-Meerhout, 1.v.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: the galls may be quite numerous<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Spain, A Coru\u00f1a, Cesuras, 11.iv.2009 \u00a9 Jordi Montobbio<\/p>\n

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3.iv.2012: another specimen<\/p>\n

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The agamous generation makes a tiny unilocular gall, hardly over one milimeter, in the connective of a stamen. Initially the anthers remain well distinguishable.<\/p>\n

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host plants<\/h3>\n

Fagaceae, monophagous<\/p>\n

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Quercus<\/a> faginea, lusitanica, petraea & subsp. iberica, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur.<\/p>\n


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Preference for Q. pubesccens<\/em>.<\/p>\n


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\"Neuroterus
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Quercus robur<\/em> (from Houard, 1908a)<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur, Amsterdamse Bos, 26.iv.2026 \u00a9
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opened gall<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Meerhout, de Hutten 24.iv.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: occupied gall<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Balen, 26.iv.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: vacated galls<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, Galbergen, 28.iv.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: the bud scales participate in the gall formation<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Dronten, Roggebotsebos, 4.iv.2020 \u00a9 Arnold Grosscurt: the gall is (still) completely hidden by the bud scales<\/p>\n

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in transverse section they turn out as two, succulent, galls<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em> Belgium, prov. Namur, \u00c9tang de Virelles, 9.vi.2015 \u00a9 St\u00e9phane Claerebout<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Spain, A Coru\u00f1a, Cesuras, 8.iv.2009 \u00a9 Jordi Montobbio<\/p>\n

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opened gall with pupa<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Spain, A Coru\u00f1a, O Pino, 10.iv.2009 \u00a9 Jordi Montobbio: vacated gall<\/p>\n

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Quercus robur<\/em>, Schiedam, Pr. Beatrixpark, 21.iv.2012 \u00a9 Ben van As<\/p>\n

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gall<\/h3>\n

\nAbout 1 cm long pale green gall, at the tip of a young shoot, consisting of an already unfolding leaf bud (generally a terminal bud). The bud scales participate in the gall, often only their ultimate tips remain brown and scarious. The wall is thin and encloses a spacious gall chamber. The development starts in early spring and is so fast that sometimes galls are already vacated before the foliage is unfolded. The gall matures in May; then it starts to shrivel and remains recognisable only by the distorted bud.<\/p>\n

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host plants<\/h3>\n

Fagaceae, monophagous<\/p>\n

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Quercus<\/a> petraea, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur.<\/p>\n

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distribution within Europe<\/a><\/h3>\n

PESI<\/a> (2024).<\/p>\n

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synonyms<\/h3>\n

Neuroterus aprilinus<\/em> Giraud, 1859; N. petioliventris<\/em> (Hartig, 1840); N. schlechtendali<\/em> Mayr, 1870.<\/p>\n

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parasitoids, predators<\/h3>\n


\nMesopolobus fuscipes<\/a>, tibialis<\/a>; Ormyrus pomaceus<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

references<\/h3>\n

Askew (1961b), B\u00e9guinot (2000b, 2002a, 2003b, 2007b), Bellmann (2012a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-L\u00f3pez & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Buhr (1965a), Burton, Ellis & Schneider (2022a), Chinery (2011a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Ecott (2012a), G\u00f3mez, Hern\u00e1ndez Nieves, Garrido Torres, ao (2006a), Grosscurt (2025a), Hellrigl (2009a, 2010a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Kat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f & K\u0131yak (2008a), Koops (2013a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Melika (2006a, 2018a), Melika, Cs\u00f3ka & Pujade-Villar (2000a), Nieves-Aldrey (2001a), Nieves-Aldrey, G\u00f3mez, Hern\u00e1ndez Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Tavares (1905a), Vilarrubia Garet (1956a), Williams (2010a).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Neuroterus politus Hartig, 1840 on Quercus, agamous generation Quercus robur, Dronten, Roggebotse Bos, 2.v.2022 \u00a9 Arnold Grosscurt Quercus robur, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 30.iv.2015 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel beginning gall ripe gall; the remnant of the loculi still clearly recognisable one week later Quercus robur, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 26.iv.2020 \u00a9 Carina Van Steenwinkel: four […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25894,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"parasite-species.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25899","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-parasite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25899\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bladmineerders.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}