Biology:Phylloteras volutellae
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Short description: Species of wasp
| Phylloteras volutellae | |
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| Galls on bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) | |
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| Galls on swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Phylloteras |
| Species: | P. volutellae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylloteras volutellae Ashmead, 1897
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| Synonyms | |
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Xystoteras volutellae | |
Phylloteras volutellae, the conical oak gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp (family Cynipidae),[1] tribe Cynipini (oak gall wasps),[2] found in North America.[3][4]
Larvae induce galls on the leaves of white oaks, including bur oak (Quecus macrocarpa) and swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor).[5]
Description
Each gall contains a single larva and is formed on the underside of host leaves, often in clusters. The detachable gall is conical in shape and concave at the top.[6][7]
The adult emerges from the gall in early January, but is otherwise undescribed.[6]
Ecology
Inquiline species found in the galls include Synergus walshii Gillette, 1896 (Cynipidae).[8]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. PMID 11729087. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145247.
- ↑ "Phylloteras Ashmead, 1897". https://www.gbif.org/species/4679644.
- ↑ "Phylloteras volutellae". Discover Life. https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Phylloteras+volutellae.
- ↑ "Phylloteras volutellae". Gallformers. https://www.gallformers.org/gall/978.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ashmead, William (1897). "Descriptions of Five New Genera in the Family Cynipidae". The Canadian Entomologist (Biodiversity Heritage Library) 20-21: 260. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88720#page/286/mode/1up.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Species Phylloteras volutellae". https://bugguide.net/node/view/356876.
- ↑ Nastasi, Louis F.; Deans, Andrew R. (24 Aug 2021). "Catalogue of Rose Gall, Herb Gall, and Inquiline Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) of the United States, Canada and Mexico". Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e68558: e68558. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e68558. PMID 34539199.
Wikidata ☰ Q108479118 entry
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