Biology:Amphibolips quercuspomiformis

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Short description: Genus of insects

Amphibolips quercuspomiformis
Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercuspomiformis) (10640229665).jpg
The gall induced by A. quercuspomiformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Amphibolips
Species:
A. quercuspomiformis
Binomial name
Amphibolips quercuspomiformis
(Bassett, 1881) Cuesta-Porta, Equihua-Martínez, Estrada-Venegas, Cibrián-Tovar, Barrera-Ruíz, Silva, Sánchez, Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2020
Synonyms[1]
  • Andricus pomiformis
  • Andricus yosemite
  • Callirhytis maculipennis
  • Callirhytis pomiformis
  • Callirhytis quercuspomiformis
  • Callirhytis rossi
  • Cynips quercus pomiformis

Amphibolips quercuspomiformis, also known as the apple gall wasp or live oak apple gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp. It induces galls in coast live oak and interior live oak trees. Like many gall wasps, it has two alternating generations: a parthenogenic generation, and a bisexual generation. The galls formed by the all-female parthenogenic generation are spherical, up to 40 mm in diameter, and covered with short spines. They form on stems and are green or red when new, then turn brown. The galls formed by the bisexual generation are small, shaped like toadstools, and occur on leaves.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cuesta-Porta, Víctor; Equihua-Martínez, Armando; Estrada-Venegas, Edith G.; Cibrián-Tovar, David; Barrera-Ruíz, Uriel M.; Silva, Salvador Ordaz; Sánchez, Imelda Virginia López; Melika, George et al. (2020-11-09). Amphibolips quercuspomiformis Cuesta-Porta & Equihua-Martínez & Estrada-Venegas & Cibrián-Tovar & Barrera-Ruíz & Silva & Sánchez & Melika & Pujade-Villar 2020, comb. nov.. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.4567076. https://zenodo.org/record/4567076. 
  2. Russo, Ronald A. (2021) (in en). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. OCLC 1239984577. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1239984577. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q114161629 entry