Trigonaspis mendesi Tavares, 1902
on Quercus
Quercus lusitanica gall (from Houard, 1908a)
gall
gall, often in numbers and red-coloured, at the underside of the midrib. The bizarre gall consists of a vertical stalk of about 3 mm, crowned by a croissant.
host plants
Fagaceae, narrowly monophagous
Quercus faginea, lusitanica.
parasitoids, predators
Aulogymnus gallarum; Eupelmus barai, urozonus; Mesopolobus dubius; Ormyrus pomaceus; Sycophila biguttata.
notes
only the agamous generation is known.
references
Cogolludo (1921a), Fusu (2017a), Gómez, Hernández Nieves, Garrido Torres, ao (2006a), Houard (1908a), Nieves-Adrey (1984b, 1998a, 2001a), Nieves-Aldrey, Gómez, Hernández Nieves & Lobo (2006a), Tavares (1905a).