The oak gall wasps of Israel (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini) - diversity, distribution and life history Author Shachar, Einat Author Melika, George Author Inbar, Moshe Author Dorchin, Netta text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-16 4521 4 451 498 journal article 27950 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.1 832ac35c-8871-4041-9321-ea7f2ae5eb41 1175-5326 2610021 A4FD6137-25B0-43D5-845B-B4FDF4E9F5D7 Andricus lucidus ( Hartig, 1843 ) Host plants. Israel : Q. boissieri . Elsewhere: several species from section Quercus . Life history. Recent rearing experiments ( Walker 2002 ) and unpublished molecular data showed that the sexual generation of this species is the taxon previously known as Andricus aestivalis . The asexual generation induces small to medium, spherical bud galls, up to 25 mm in diameter ( Fig. 5 ). The gall is composed of short, straight and blunt lobes of up to 6 mm in length and is multi-chambered. Young galls are light green or reddishpurple and sticky, turning brown, woody and not sticky when mature. Old galls remain on the trees for several years and often lose the lobes. The sexual generation is known from Europe, where it induces big, rosette-like catkin galls, up to 25 mm in diameter on Q. cerris . Phenology. Galls of the asexual generation begin to develop in August and adults emerge from them in January-February. Distribution. Israel : Mt. Hermon 1780 m a.s.l. and 1500 m a.s.l., Odem Forest, En Zivan, Allone HaBashan, Tel Hazeqa, Mt. Meron, Mt. Adir. Elsewhere: widespread from Southern France to Iran .