Callirhytis confusa

Quercus laurifolia, phellos
Leaf galls, integral
Small, ellipsoid, greenish-yellow, on a main vein on under side, with a free-rolling cell. Exit hole on upper side. Adults emerged the last of April. Type host. Entered from lit.

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Q laurifolia. Gall 2.5 by 1.5 mm on the under side, on a main vein. Adult emerged the last of April.

Dryophanta confusa

Cynips quercus confusa
Neuroterus confusa
Diplolepis quercus-confusa

Gall: Attached to the principal vein on the under side of the leaf of laurel oak (Quercus laurifoliae) in April. Small, globular, succulent, yellowish-green. Hollow inside with a pupa-like kernel. Diameter transversely, 1.5 mm; vertically, 2.5 mm.

Habitat: FL

Cynips quercus confusa n. sp.

Quercus laurifolia

Another curious gall, constructed on the same principle as above [Dryocosmus quercuslaurifoliae] but smaller and not projecting through the leaf, was detected the middle of April.

Galls.--Small, globular, slightly elongate, greenish-yellow, succulent galls, attached to the principal vein on the under surface of the leaf, hollow inside with a pupa-like kernel; fly escaping by perforating a hole through the upper surface of the leaf. Diameter transversely .06; vertically .10 inch.