Description and biology of the sexual generation of disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh and Riley) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with notes on associated parasitoids

Crystal Mcewen; Scott Digweed; James A. Nicholls; Whitney Cranshaw

doi:10.4289/0013-8797.116.3.294

Description and biology of the sexual generation of disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh and Riley) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with notes on associated parasitoids

Crystal Mcewen^*, Scott Digweed, James A. Nicholls, Whitney Cranshaw

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The adults and gall of the sexual generation of the oak gall wasp Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh and Riley) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) are described and matched with the alternate asexual generation for the first time. We also provide notes on the taxonomy, life history, and mode of sex determination of these insects. Chalcidoid parasitoids reared from the sexual generation were Sycophila dubia (Walsh) (Eurytomidae), Torymus denticulatus Breland (Torymidae), Mesopolobus sp., and Pteromalus sp. (Pteromalidae). This rearing of T. denticulatus is a new record for Colorado and a new associate of D. quercusmamma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-310
Number of pages	17
Journal	Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Volume	116
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.116.3.294
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2014

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bulletgall wasp
Cynipini
hetergony
Mesopolobus
Pteromalus
Quercus
Sycophila dubia
Torymus denticulatus

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Description and biology of the sexual generation of disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh and Riley) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with notes on associated parasitoids. / Mcewen, Crystal; Digweed, Scott; Nicholls, James A. et al.
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