Biology:Acraspis macrocarpae

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Short description: Species of wasp

Acraspis macrocarpae
Acraspis macrocarpae adult female.jpeg
adult female
Acraspis macrocarpae gall on Quercus macrocarpa.jpg
gall on bur oak
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Acraspis
Species:
A. macrocarpae
Binomial name
Acraspis macrocarpae
Bassett, 1890[1]
Synonyms

Acraspis macrescens Kinsey

Acraspis macrocarpae, the jewel oak gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae, [2] [3] tribe Cynipini (oak gall wasps), [4] found in North America. [5] [6]

Hosts are white oaks, including bur oak and Gambel oak. [7]

Description

Larvae induce galls on the underside of host leaves in summer, on secondary veins. [2] [8] The detachable gall is oval in shape, color can range from white to yellowish to tan or brown. The surface is fissured into facets that end in a short, hard point, reminiscent of jewelry. [7] [9]

The conspicuous galls seen in summer and fall likely contain only female larvae of the asexual generation. Fertile, wingless female adults emerge in the fall and reproduce parthenogenetically to yield the sexual generation. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Cresson, Jr., E. T. (Sep 1922). "The Bassett Types of Cynipidae (Hymenoptera)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society (American Entomological Society) 48 (3): 197-203. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25077070.pdf. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weld, Lewis H. (1959). "Cynipid Galls of the Eastern United States". The Canadian Entomologist (The Entomological Society of Washington). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/273718. 
  3. ↑ Stone, Graham N.; Schönrogge, Karsten; Atkinson, Rachel J.; Bellido, David; Pujade-Villar, Juli (January 2002). "The Population Biology of Oak Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)". Annual Review of Entomology 47 (1): 633-668. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145247. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145247. 
  4. ↑ Melika, George; Abrahamson, Warren G. (January 2002). Review of the world genera of oak cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini). Parasitic Wasps: Evolution, Systematics, Biodiversity and Biological Control. Angroinform. pp. 150–190. ISBN 978-963-502-765-1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254570300_Review_of_the_world_genera_of_oak_cynipid_wasps_Hymenoptera_Cynipidae_Cynipini. 
  5. ↑ "Acraspis macrocarpae Bassett". https://www.gbif.org/species/127062773. 
  6. ↑ "Acraspis macrocarpae Bassett, 1890". Discover Life. https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Acraspis+macrocarpae. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Acraspis macrocarpae". Gallformers. https://www.gallformers.org/gall/979. 
  8. ↑ Felt, Ephraim Porter (1940). Plant Galls and Gall Makers. Comstock Publishing Company, Inc., Ithaca NY. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89041294323. 
  9. ↑ "Species Acraspis macrocarpae - Jewel Oak Gall Wasp". https://bugguide.net/node/view/313824. 
  10. ↑ Weld, Lewis H. (January 2002). "Gall-inhabiting Cynipid Wasps". Proceedings of the United States National Museum (United States National Museum) 68: 58. https://books.google.com/books?id=qoFQAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA11-PA58&lpg=RA11-PA58. 

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