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Feron atrimentum

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Feron atrimentum
The gall induced by the unisexual generation of Andricus atrimentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Andricus
Species:
A. atrimentus
Binomial name
Andricus atrimentus
Kinsey, 1922

Andricus atrimentus, also known as the striped volcano gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Andricus.[1] It induces galls on blue oak leaves. Like other oak gall wasps, it has two generations: a bisexual generation, and a parthenogenic female generation. The bisexual generation produces round, 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) galls in spring that start as green or pink, and then turn brown. The unisexual generation produces conical, 4–4 millimetres (0.16–0.16 in) galls in summer that are pale with red stripes.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Species Andricus atrimentus - Striped Volcano Gall Wasp". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ^ Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-691-21340-2. OCLC 1239984577.