Burnettweldia conalis, formerly Disholcaspis conalis, the witches' hat gall wasp, is a species of hymenopteran that induces stem galls on Oregon oaks in North America.[1] The conical stem galls look like witches' hats lined up on a stick.[1] The base of the detachable gall appears to grip the stem.[1] Typical galls are 10 to 18 millimeters tall.[2] Young galls are green, aging galls are fuzzy, and old galls are beige.[2] The type species was collected in Sequoia National Park.[2]

Burnettweldia conalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Burnettweldia
Species:
B. conalis
Binomial name
Burnettweldia conalis
(Weld, 1926)
Synonyms

Disholcaspis conalis

References

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  1. ^ a b c Russo, Ron (2006) [1979]. Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and other Western States. California Natural History Guide No. 91 (Rev. ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-520-24886-1. LCCN 2006009332. OCLC 65207054.
  2. ^ a b c Weld, Lewis H. (1926). "Field notes on gall-inhabiting cynipid wasps with descriptions of new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 68 (2611). U.S. Government Printing Office: 37. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.68-2611.1.  
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