Table 1.
Description of oak gall wasps, tree habitats and geographical locations from which E. set has been reared and identified.
| cynipid oak gall-wasp | oak host(s) species and section | locations | description of gall | timing of galls collections and Euderus emergences | record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andricus quercuspetiolicola |
Q. alba; Q. bicolor (section: Quercus) |
IA | multichambered integral leaf gall, swelling of leaf petiole and sometimes basal midrib projecting on both sides of leaf | galls collected May–August, most E. set emergences June–July | this study |
| Bassettia pallida |
Q. geminata;
Q. virginiana (section: Quercus) |
FL, GA, LA, MS, TX | integral stem gall (a ‘crypt’) | galls collected July–October, most E. set emergences February–March | [11,12] |
| Callirhytis flavipes |
Q. macrocarpae (section: Quercus) |
IA | integral leaf gall, elongated swelling of the midrib | galls collected May–July, most Euderus emergences June–July | this study |
| Melikaiella ostensackeni |
Q. palustris Q. rubra (section: Lobatae) |
IA, MO | integral leaf gall, parenchyma of leaf swelling, projecting on both sides, multiple chambers | galls collected May–August, most E. set emergences July–August | this study |
| Callirhytis quercusscitula |
Q. imbricaria (section: Lobatae) |
IA, MO | swelling of stem at the base of where new leaves attach | galls collected June, most E. set emergences June–July | this study |
| Melikaiella tumifica |
Q. coccinea
(section: Lobatae) |
PA | integral leaf gall, swelling of midrib on the bottom third of leaf | galls collected May–June, most E. set emergences July | this study |
| Neuroterus quercusbatatus |
Q. bicolor
(section: Quercus) |
IA | integral leaf gall | galls collected June, most E. set emergences June–July | this study |