Identification Keys

Dichotomous identification keys for parasitoids, inquilines, and other organisms associated with galls.

Key to Galls on Grapes

Galls on Vitis (Vitaceae)

A key to the galls on Vitis (grapes) in North America. Created by Adam Kranz.

Key to parasitic wasps associated with oak gall wasps

Hymenoptera: Cynipini

Detailed taxon treatments including diagnoses and notes on ecology, apparent rarity, and diversity are given below the key for members of Chalcidoidea and Cynipoidea; these superfamilies represent the...

Populus Aphid Gall Identification Key

Aphidoidea on North American Populus

This key is a synthesis of gall descriptions given in the literature. There is reason to believe that these gall descriptions may not map perfectly onto monophyletic aphid taxa; cases where this is kn...

Populus Midge Gall Identification Key

Cecidomyiidae on North American Populus

This key is largely based on original categorizations of iNaturalist observations, with some remarks on the limited prior literature. Even moreso than many gall-inducer taxa, midge galls on native Nor...