Atrusca brevipennata, formerly Andricus pellucidus, also known as the little oak-apple gall wasp, is a locally common species of cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America.[1] The wasp oviposits on shrub live oak and Gambel oak leaves.[1] The larval chamber is at the center of the gall, connected to the husk by slender, radiating fibers.[1] This wasp is most commonly observed in the American Southwest, as far north as Denver.[2] It is visually similar to, and may be confused with, Atrusca bella.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Atrusca |
| Species: | A. brevipennata
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| Atrusca brevipennata (Kinsey, 1920)
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Andricus pellucidus | |
Atrusca brevipennata was first studied and introduced to the scientific community by American biologist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Russo, Ronald A. (2021). Plant Galls of the Western United States. Princeton University Press. p. 194. doi:10.1515/9780691213408. ISBN 978-0-691-21340-8. LCCN 2020949502. S2CID 238148746.
- ^ "Atrusca brevipennata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Yudell, Michael (July 1, 1999). "Kinsey's Other Report". Natural History. 108 (6). ISSN 0028-0712. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
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