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 Cerroneuroterus gyulaigaraiae (Melika, 2006) Host plants. Israel : Q. ithaburensis . Elsewhere ( Syria and Iran ): Q. ithaburensis , Q. brantii . Life history. Known only from the leaf galls of the asexual generation, which are circular, flat, rigid structures, up to 2 mm thick and 6 mm in diameter, white at center, orange along undulating rims, and covered by sparse white hairs ( Fig. 62 ). They are usually found in clusters and then their rims can be slightly irregular as they are squeezed together. Phenology. Galls appear in August, drop to the ground in late October to November, and the pupae or adults overwinter in them on the ground. Adults emerge in January. Parasitism rates in Israel can exceed 80%. Distribution. Israel : Mezar, Bet Keshet Forest, Hosha'aya, Alonim, Tiv’on, HaSharon Forest. Elsewhere: Syria , Iran . Comments. The galls of this species are superficially similar to those of Cerroneuroterus lanuginosus on the same host plant ( Figs 60–61 ) but differ from them in being orange with a white center rather than white with a black center, and in being less hairy. Sternlicht (1968b) referred to this species as Neuroterus sp. (his Fig. 44 ).