Andricus femoratus

Q tinctoria [velutina], rubra.

Globular, small, fibrous oak apple

FL, IN

Andricus femoratus

Quercus laurifolia, phellos
Leaf galls, detachable
A small oak apple, 7.5 mm in dia., in spring. Type host [Quercus laurifolia]

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On Q laurifolia. Also on Q phellos. The type was reared in May.

Andricus femoratus Ashmead

Described from a female reared in Max from gall on Q. laurifolia from "Florida,'' the type is labeled Jacksonville. The writer collected galls on Q. laurifolia and phellos at Jacksonville, Daytona, Gainesville, River Junction, and Tallahassee and secured a couple of adults which emerged some time after April 7.

Andricus femoratus

Globular, very thin-shelled leaf gall containing a fiber-supported cell, diameter 8 mm, on Q laurifolia.

Andricus femoratus n. sp.

A small, very thin shelled globular gall, containing a larval cell held in place by fine radiating filaments; diameter 0.3 inch. Described from one specimen reared May, 1886 [On Quercus laurifolia]

Amphibolips femoratus

On the basis of diagnostic characters given above, 6 species from the genus Andricus herein are transferred to Amphibolips: A. femoratus Ashmead, 1887, comb. nov.