Andricus truncicola (Giraud, 1859)

on Quercus

gall (from Houard, 1908a)

gall

small globular bud gall, developing from a dormant bud. Over its entire surface the gall bears short spines that distally widen onto slabs that touch each other, resulting in an additional outer layer that gives the gall the appearance of a warty pea.

hostplants

Fagaceae, monophagous

Quercus dalechampii, infectoria, petraea, pubescens, robur.

notes

The sexual generation could be Andricus cydoniae (Stone ao, 2008a).

references

Buhr (1965a), Cerasa (2015a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Hellrigl (2009a, 2012a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Kwast (2012a), Marković (2015a), Melika (2006a), Melika, Csóka & Pujade-Villar (2000a), Mete & Demirsoy (2012a), Stone, Atkinson, Rokas ao (2008a), Tomasi (2014a).