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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.1
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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.