Neuroterus ellongatum Pujade-Villar and Melika, In Pujade-Villar et al. (2014b: 4)

Gall (Fig. 6f): Cryptic galls located on the branches. Completely invisible until the exit holes of the adults are observed. The larval chambers are arranged longitudinally inside the woody tissue of the affected branches. The larval chambers measure 2x1 mm.

Hosts: Quercus laeta and Q. glabrescens (section Quercus).

Biology: Only the asexual generation is known. Adults emerge in late winter and early spring when new shoots begin to grow. They emerge from two-year-old twigs.

Distribution: Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico); cited from Santa Fe on Q. laeta in Pujade-Villar et al. (2014b).

Neuroterus ellongatum Pujade-Villar & Melika n. sp. (Figs 1–3)

Gall
(Fig. 3b). Galls are cryptic, located in twigs. They are inconspicuous; not recognizable before the emergence of the adults. The larval chambers are dispersed longitudinally in the woody tissue of the infested twig (2 x 1 mm.), never cause a strong twig (branch) swelling, thus the galls are hardly or not visible till the emergence of adults.

Host plant
Quercus laeta

Distribution
Mexico (Santa Fe, Delegación Cuajimalpa, D. F., Mexico City).

Biology
Only the asexual generation is known. Adults emerge in late winter and early spring when new shoots are starting to grow. They emerge from twigs of two years old, which means a short life cycle