Feron atrimentum
The gall induced by the unisexual generation of Feron atrimentum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Feron
Species:
F. atrimentum
Binomial name
Feron atrimentum
Kinsey, 1922
Synonyms

Andricus atrimentus

Feron atrimentum, also known as the striped volcano gall wasp, is a species of gall-forming wasp in the genus Feron.[1][2] It induces galls on blue oak leaves. Like other oak gall wasps, it has two generations: a bisexual generation, and a parthenogenic female generation. The bisexual generation produces round, 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) galls in spring that start as green or pink, and then turn brown. The unisexual generation produces conical, 4–4 millimetres (0.16–0.16 in) galls in summer that are pale with red stripes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Andricus atrimentus - Striped Volcano Gall Wasp". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ↑ Cuesta-Porta, Victor; Melika, George; Nicholls, James A.; Stone, Graham N.; Pujade-Villar, Juli (2023-11-07). "Re-establishment of the Nearctic oak cynipid gall wasp genus Feron Kinsey, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), including the description of six new species". Zootaxa. 5366 (1): 1–174. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5366.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ↑ Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant galls of the Western United States. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 272–273. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. OCLC 1239984577.


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