Disholcaspis rubens (agamic)
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Disholcaspis
Detachable: detachable
Color: pink, red, yellow, tan
Texture: honeydew, hairy
Abundance: common
Shape: globular
Season: Fall
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Alignment: erect
Walls: thick
Location: stem
Form: bullet
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy: Pending...
Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Colorado Cynipidae--Part II
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Holcaspis rubens, n. sp.
Galls.--The galls are globular, from 10-14 mm in diameter, composed of a dense corky substance, each with a single larval cell that is easily detached from the surrounding portions, attached singly to small twigs. They have either a smooth or rough exterior, and are of a light straw color, usually considerably tinted with red. They resemble very closely the galls of Holcaspis rugosa Bass [Disholcaspis quercusglobulus]. The flies, however, are very different.
Location: CO
The flies began to emerge from the galls October 20th.
”- CP Gillette: (1893) Colorado Cynipidae--Part II©
Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20183#page/343/mode/1up
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