Neuroterus gillettei Bass

Irregular, pustulelike, polythalamous petiole and midrib gall on Q minor [stellata]

Neuroterus gillettei Bass

Q obtusiloba [stellata].

Pustular swelling

Neuroterus gillettei

Quercus stellata
Leaf galls, integral
Blisters on main veins and midrib, usually in groups, containing a few cells. Contained pupae Apr 26 (VA).

Neuroterus gillettei n. sp.

Gall. — A pustule like enlargement of the petioles and mid-veins of the leaves of Quercus obtusiloba [stellata]. Polythalamous and quite irregular in size and form. My dry specimens are much shrunken and distorted.

Neuroterus gillettei Bassett

Gall. On the petioles and mid ribs of the leaves of post oak (Quercus minor [stellata]). Polythalamous pustule-like and quite irregular in shape and size. When dry the galls are much shrunken and distorted.

Habitat: CT, NJ