Quercua pumila - Running Oak 
(Sandy barren soil near Gulf Coast) 
"Root" galls 
Flower galls 
Acorn galls 
Bud galla 
Amphibolips murata Weld|289. Fig.115. Lemon-shaped, tan, smooth, 8-12 mm. in 
dia., in fall* Wall thick, tissue about larval cell spongy* 
Amphibolips sp* Bpindle-shaped, 15-20 mm. long, green, in Oct. 
Stem galls 
Callirhytis gemmaria (Ashm*). 456. Figs.155-6. Small ribbed galls in cluster 
surrounding twig in early spring, secreting honeydew when young* 
Leaf galls 
Callirhytis infuscata (Ashm.)* 44l. Globular, densely covered with yellow 
wool, in cluster on midrib in upper side in fall, dropping when mature 
and becoming plump on ground, the wool easily detached. 
Quercua rubra - Red Oak, Northern Red Oak 
( - borealis of modern botanists ) 
"Root" galls 
Eumayria floridana Ashm. 582. Fig.42. Abrupt rounded mass with a botryoidal 
surface, up to 25 mm. in dia. at surface of ground on sprouts. 
Sphaeroteras caepuliforme (Beut.). 556. Fig»51« Onion-shaped, in cluster 
surrounding stem below ground, cream-colored to brown, 7-9 mm* high* 
Dryocosmus favus Beut. 595. Figs.46-7. Dense cluster of up to 250 individ¬ 
ual galls, 11 mm. long by 5 mm* in dia., at or below surface of ground. 
Callirhytis marginata Weld 446. Abrupt cushion-like swelling in bark at 
crown on sprouts, covered with normal bark. Adults emerged April 25 
and were observed ovipositing in the swelling buds. 
Flower galls 
Callirhytis operator (O.S.) sex.gen. 455a. Fig.58. Woolly, white* 
Callirhytis pulchra (Bass.). 476. Fig.57. Green when fresh, the size of red 
currants, containing 4-5 cells, dropping in June. 
Acorn galls 
Callirhytis operator (O.S.) agamic. 455b. Fig.65. A pip gall beside a 
mature acorn , dropping out in the fall. 
Callirhytis fructuosa Weld. 4^2. Fig.70. A stone gall inside mature acorn. 
Callirhytis corrugis (Bass.). 4l6. A stone gall not distinguished in the 
field from the above. 
Callirhytis balanacea Weld 403 • Fig.64. A pip gall on small acorns of the 
current season, 6.3 mm. in dia., green, bare, secreting honeydew and 
dropping in Oct. 
Amphibolips prunus Cresson. 291. Fig.59* A plum gall produced on side of 
acorn cup, dropping in fall and becoming wrinkled. 
Bud galls 
Callirhytis rugulosa (Beut.). 475. Fig.95• Ovate, 7-10 mm. long, ridged, 
with a knot of reflexed hairs at apex, stellate hairs on surface, the 
wall thin, from weak lateral buds, single or in cluster, drops later. 
Amphibolips cookii Gill. 281. Spherical, 11-25 mm. in dia., spotted, 
dropping when full-grown in early Sept, and becomong wrinkled. 
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