CONTENTS 
Introduction . 5 
Systeraatics . .. 6 
Key to subfamilies. 7 
Morphology (outline drawings) . 8-10 
Keys to the genera in each subfamily 
I. Ibaliinae.11 V.. Figitinae.11 
II. Mesocynipinae .... 11 VI. Eucoilinae.12 
III. Aspicorinae.11 VTI. Charipinae.15 
IV. Anacharitinae .... 11 VIII. Cynipinae ..... 1^-1 6 
Synoptic List of the species of Cynipoidea described from the area 17-59 
Host Index of the gall making species .. • 41-86 
Quercus alba,_ white oak . 42 
Quercus bicolor, swamp white oak . 45 
Quercus breviloba, Texas shin oak. • 47 
Quercus catesbaei, Turkey oak . ..... 48 
Quercus chapmani. Chinquapin oak ...••••• 49 
Quercus cinerea. Blue Jack, Upland willow oak. . 50 
Quercus coccinea. Scarlet oak . 52 
Quercus falcata, Spanish oak . 54 
Quercus geminata. Scrub live oak. • 55 
Quercus ilicifolia. Pear oak, ScrUb oak. .... 55 
Quercus imbricaria. Laurel oak. Shingle oak . • 57 
Quercus laceyi, Lacey oak . 59 
Quercus laurifolia, Laurel oak . 59 
Quercus lyrata. Overcup oak. 61 
Quercus macrocarpa, Bur oak. 6l 
Quercus margaretta. Post oak .. 65 
Quercus marilandica. Black Jack oak. Jack oak.., 64 
Quercus michauxii. Basket oak,.,., 65 
Quercus rauehlenbergii, Yellow oak. 66 
Quercus myrtifolia, Myrtle oak. • 66 
Quercus nigra. Water oak . 67 
Quercus palustris. Pin oak . .. 68 
Quercus phellos. Willow oak . • 70 
Quercus prinoides, Dwarf Chinquapin oak ..... 71 
Quercus prinus. Rock Chestnut oak.. 72 
Quercus puinila. Running oak. Jk 
Quercus rubra. Northern Red oak.. 7^ 
Quercus stellata. Post oak. 76 
Quercus texana, Texas Red oak .. 78 
Quercus velutina. Black oak . 80 
Quercus virginiana. Live oak .. 82 
Host oak unknown .. 85 
Smilax, Fragaria, Potentilla, Rubus,Rosa .... 84 
Rosa, Nepeta, Silphium, Taraxacum, Lactuca ... 88 
Notes on collecting, rearing and mounting. 87 
List of all the described oak gall makers of the area arranged 
by part of plant affected. . .. 91-6 
Notes on illustrations ••••••..••••••••• 97-125 
Figures 51 - 554 
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