Andricus murtfeldtae

Quercus stellata
Bud galls
Cluster of a few hard brown galls at base of new growth in spring, dropping in May.

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On Q stellata. Adults of both sexes issued the last week in April (SC) and in early June (DC). The type was from MO.

ANDRICUS MURTFELDTAE, new species.

Gall. — An irregular, hard, pithy, brown, globular gall; externally finely granulated and with a few short blunt spines; interiorly of a hard, pithy, brown substance ; polythalamous. Diameter, 8 mm. ; length, 10 mm.

Described from 3 male specimens with the gall, labeled simply from Miss Murtfeldt, and probably taken at Kirkwood, Missouri.