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 Plagiotrochus coriaceus ( Mayr, 1882 ) Host plants. Israel : Q. calliprinos . Elsewhere: Q. ilex and Q. coccifera . Life history. Known only from the leaf galls of the asexual generation, which are slender, single-chambered swellings protruding on both sides of the leaf, 2 mm in diameter, sometimes in aggregations. Phenology. The galls develop in spring and summer and adults emerge the following spring. In Israel old galls were observed in May. Distribution. Israel : Found once in Nahal Sfunim at the foothills of Mt. Carmel. Elsewhere: Western Mediterranean.