Andricus serotinus (Giraud, 1859)
on Quercus
Quercus robur (from Houard, 1908a).
gall
Bud gal, derived from a dormant bud of shoot more than one or two years old or at the base of a stem, largely covered by leaf litter or soil. The gall itself, a white or red globule of some 5 mm, is completely hidden by a large number of thread-like filaments that are up to a cm long, gradually becoming thinner towards their tip, and erect, white-hairy. The gall is unilocular, thin-walled; the solitary larva pupates in the gall. Often several galls are united into a globular mass.
hostplants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus petraea, pubescens, robur.
notes
Only the sexual generation is known.
references
Azmaz & Katılmış (2015a), Buhr (1965a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Meika (2006a), Melika, Csóka & Pujade-Villar (2000a), Mutun & Dinç (2014a), Shachar, Melika, Inbar & Dorchin (2018a), Tomasi (2014a).