Andricus pseudoinflator Tavares, 1901
on Quercus, agamous generation

Quercus lusitanica, gall (from Houard, 1908a)
gall
smooth, green, 3-4mm large, ± rotund bud galls of lateral or terminal buds, initially enclosed by the bud scales for half of their height.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus faginea, lusitanica, pubescens, robur.
on Quercus, sexual generation
gall
the length growth of a young shoot has been stopped, and its tip is swollen clublike. Inside a spacious cavity, lined with a spongy tissue, which houses a small inner gall.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus faginea, lusitanica, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur.
synonyms
Andricus bocagei Kieffer, 1901.
notes
As the species name already suggests, the galls of both generations strongly resemble those of A. inflator. The gall of the sexual phase is much smaller (4-6 mm, as opposed to 8-15 mm in inflator).
inquilines
references
Bellido, Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar (2003a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Buhr (1965a), Cerasa (2015a), Cogolludo (1921a), Hellrigl (2009a), Houard (1908a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Melika, Csóka & Pujade-Villar (2000a), Nieves-Aldrey (1983a, 2001a), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Tavares (1905a).