Aphelonyx cerricola f. agamic (Giraud, 1859), (a gall wasp (agamic generation))


10 Sep 2008 at OSGR: SU98 in Bucks, England

Record Summaryagamic gall with inquilines, on Turkey Oak
Found asAgamic gall
Date10 September 2008
Associated organismQuercus cerris
OS grid refOSGR: SU98
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W
Vice CountyBucks, VC no: 24
CountryEngland
Voucher10 Sep 2008[B]
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Notes:

on 6.5mm diam twig which was growing horizontally at 2m from ground.

The central chamber is absent, apparently because the gall has been colonised by inquilines.

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