Plagiotrochus fonscolombei (Kieffer, 1900)
on Quercus
Quercus coccifera gall (from Houard, 1908a)
gall
Slender fusiform swelling of a branch; the bark remains smooth; in the pith numerous oval gall chambers in a row.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus coccifera, ilex, suber.
synonyms
Dryocosmus fonscolombei.
notes
the status of this species is unclear, because it is not discussed, not even in the synonymy, in the book by Nieves-Aldrey (2001a) about the Iberian Cynipidae.
references
Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Hellrigl (2010a), Houard (1908a), Tavares (1905a).