Neuroterus albipes (Schenck, 1863)
on Quercus, agamous generation
Quercus robur, Duin en Kruidberg
Quercus robur, Nieuwendam
gall
Galls from July till September; mature in August.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus cerris, dalechampii, frainetto, x haynaldiana, infectoria & subsp. veneris, lusitanica, petraea, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur.
on Quercus, sexual generation
disfigured leaf with gall (from Eady & Quinlan, 1963a)
catkin gall (from Eady & Quinlan, 1963a)
Quercus robur, Dronten © Arnold Grosscurt
Quercus robur, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Balen, Scheps © Carina Van Steenwinkel: gall attached to the basal part of a male catkin (that distally also bore some galls of Andricus quadrilineatus).
Quercus robur, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Retie, Prinsenpark © Carina Van Steenwinkel: gall attached to an aborted male catkin.
gall
de ± 4 mm long, oval gall lies with its long side against the margin of a very young, still unfolding leaf. Around the gall development of the leaf is seriously disturbed. Sometimes the gall can be found in an unfolding bud or attached the axis of a male catkin. Galls generally solitary, the surface is somewhat granulate.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Quercus canariensis, cerris, coccifera, frainetto, ilex, infectoria subsp. veneris, lusitanica, petraea, pubescens, pyrenaica, robur, trojana.
synonyms
Neuroterus albipes lusitanicus Tavares, 1902; N. codinae Tavares, 1928; N. laeviusculus Schenck, 1863; N. albipes laeviusculus.
notes
Although the occurrence of this gall in male catkins is considered rare in the literature, they were found by Carina at several occasions, generally near the base of the catkin.
inquilines
parasitoids, predators
Aprostocetus aethiops; Aulogymnus arsames; Eupelmus barai; Eurytoma brunniventris; Mesopolobus fasciiventris, fuscipes, tibialis; Ormocerus latus, vernalis; Ormyrus pomaceus; Pediobius clita, lysis; Sycophila biguttata; Torymus flavipes.
references
Abras, Fassotte, Chandelier & Cavelier (2008a), Askew (1961b), Béguinot (2001c, 2002a,d,e,f,g, 2003a, 2005a, 2006a,c, 2007b, 2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Buhr (1965a), Cerasa (2015a), Chinery (2011a), Cogolludo (1921a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Csóka (2012a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Deckert & Deckert (2016a), Eady & Quinlan (1963a), Ecott (2012a), Flügel (2016a), Fusu (2017a)m Gómez, Hernández Nieves, Garrido Torres, ao (2006a), Groom (2011a), Hellrigl (2009a), Hellrigl & Bodur (2015a), Houard (1908a), Karaca & Katılmış (2020a), Katılmış & Kıyak (2008a), Kemal & Koçak (2010a), Kollár (2011a), Koops (2013a), Kwast (2012a, 2014a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon & Romain (2009a), Lambinon, Schneider & Chevin (2003a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Melika (2006a), Melika, Csóka & Pujade-Villar (2000a), Nieves Aldrey (1984b), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Pujade-Villar (2005b), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Shachar, Melika, Inbar & Dorchin (2018a), Sylvén (1960a), Tavares (1905a), Vilarrubia Garet (1956a), Williams (2010a).