Janetia panteli (Kieffer, 1909)

on Quercus

Quercus cerris, Hungary, Budapest, Kamaraerdő, László Érsek

underside

Quercus pubescens, Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek: gall, upperside

gall, underside

transverse section through the gall

larva

gall

“parenchyma gall”: flat, inconspicuous, lenticular gall, c. 3 mm across. Houses a single larva that leaves the gall for pupation by a hole in the underside. The larval spatula is yellow, the lobes, rounded in outline, are transversal and separated by a low concave incision.

hostplants

Fagaceae, monophagous

Quercus cerris, faginea, lusitanica, petraea, pubescens, robur.

synonyms

Arnoldia, Kiefferiola, Polystepha, panteli.

references

Béguinot (2000b, 2001c, 2002a,f, 2003a, 2006a,c, 2007a), Buhr (1965a), Cogolludo (1921a), Gagné (2010a), Kieffer (1909a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Dengler (1997a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a).