Kinsey: Gall Wasp Genus Cynips 
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12b. Wings over 0.60 of body, insects large, up to 4.9 mm. 12c 
Wings under 0.40 of body, insects small, under 3.3 mm.; on 
Q. alba and Q. stellata , Tex.-Tenn. var. rubricosa 
12c. Venation incomplete beyond areolet; on Q. bicolor, Fla. 
var. lanaeglobuli 
Venation nearly complete; on Q. lyrata and chestnut oaks, 
Ozark area, Kans.-Ill. var. gigas 
12d. Almost entirely black, mesonotum centrally naked and shin- 
ing; small insects 1. 7-3.0 mm.; on Q. alba, sub-Canadian. 
var. canadensis 
Variable insects, varying from black to partly rufous, mesono- 
tum centrally naked to hairy, length 2.2 to 3.7 mm.; on Q. 
alba, northeastern U.S., Kans.-Mass. var. fulvicollis 
Always with some dark rufous, mesonotum centrally always 
hairy, length over 3.0 mm.; Ozark area, Kans.-Ind. 12e 
12e. Insect moderately large, 3. 0-4.0 mm., not as robust as next; 
usually on Q. alba, rarely on chestnut oaks; Ozark area. 
var. major 
Insect very large, 3.4-4. 7 mm., more robust than preceding; 
on Q. macrocarpa, Q. bicolor; Ozark area. var. vorisi 
SUBGENUS ATRUSCA 
13. Each terminal segment of antenna gradually shorter than the pre- 
ceding, second abscissa of radius much curved for most of its length, 
radial cell distinctly short and broad; galls unspotted; central Tex., 
Southwest, and Mexico. 14 
Six terminal segments of antenna abruptly shorter than the pre- 
ceding; second abscissa of radius noticeably curved only near apex, 
radial cell of moderate length and width; galls unspotted or spotted; 
central Tex. and thru the eastern U.S.; Q. stellata. 
C. centricola, 13a 
13a. Median groove poorly indicated or lacking. 13b 
Median groove well developed, at least posteriorly, the insect 
black with some rufous; galls usually spotted; Ozark area, 
111., Mo., Ark. var. strians 
13b. Insect largely black, tip of second abscissa of radius not tri- 
angulate, galls unspotted; Appalachians, Ohio to Georgia. 
var. clivorum 
Insect often with much rufous on head and thorax, tip of second 
abscissa of radius broadly triangulate; galls usually spotted; 
Coastal Plain, upper Miss, and lower Ohio valleys. 
var. centricola 
Insect unavailable; galls spotted; Texas and adjacent area. 
var. rubrae 
