Callirhytis balanopsis Weld.

Quercus catesbaei [laevis], cinerea [incana], falcata, laurifolia, marilandica, myrtifolia, nigra, phellos
Acorn galls
A pip gall in fall on small acorns of current season, green, smooth, 4 mm in dia., secreting honeydew.

[Photo caption]
On Q. marilandica in autumn. Also on nearly all the red oaks. Adults emerged the second spring Mar. 23-Apr. 15.

[Presumed synonyms]
Quercus texana [buckleyi]
A pip gall in the fall on acorns of the current season like Fig. 76 [depicting C balanopsis].

Callirhytis balanopsis, new species.

Host.--Quercus marilandica

Gall.--Produced in fall on small acorns of current season, sometimes three or four on one acorn. They are green, smooth, 4 mm in diameter, laterally compressed and elongated slightly at base and apex. They secrete copious quantities of honeydew while growing and later fall to the ground.

Habitat.--[MO, AR, TX, AL, FL]

Callirhytis balanopsis (Weld 1922)

Hosts: Quercus myrtifolia

[Asexual generation acorn gall found in Florida in the fall.]