Biology:Andricus crystallinus

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Short description: Species of wasp

Andricus crystallinus
Crystalline Gall Wasp (Andricus crystallinus) (10182015125).jpg
The galls formed by A. crystallinus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Andricus
Species:
A. crystallinus
Binomial name
Andricus crystallinus
Bassett, 1900

Andricus crystallinus, also known as the crystalline gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Andricus.[1] Its galls are pink and covered in hairs that are white, red, or brown. These galls are often massed together in clumps that can cover the underside of leaves. Individual galls are 12-14 mm high, 7 mm across, and have a single chamber for larvae. The unisexual female generation emerges in late winter, and the bisexual generation of males and females emerges in March. They are found in all species of oaks in California.[2][3]

References

  1. "Species Andricus crystallinus - Crystalline Gall Wasp". https://bugguide.net/node/view/145049. 
  2. Perea, Ramón; Dirzo, Rodolfo; Bieler, Stephanie; Wilson Fernandes, Geraldo (2021-01-06). "Incidence of Galls on Sympatric California Oaks: Ecological and Physiological Perspectives" (in en). Diversity 13 (1): 20. doi:10.3390/d13010020. ISSN 1424-2818. 
  3. Russo, Ronald A. (2021) (in en). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 277–282. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. OCLC 1239984577. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1239984577. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q55650932 entry