| Disholcaspis quercusmamma | |
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| Winged adult | |
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| Bullet gall | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Disholcaspis |
| Species: | D. quercusmamma
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| Binomial name | |
| Disholcaspis quercusmamma | |
Disholcaspis quercusmamma, the oak rough bulletgall wasp, is a species[1] of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. [2] The quercus in its name is the genus name for oak, while "mamma" is Latin for "breast", presumably a reference to the "nipple" on the gall. [3]
The galls formed by several species in the Disholcaspis genus are called "bullet galls" due to their shape and size. Disholcaspis quercusmamma galls are similar in appearance to those formed by Disholcaspis quercusglobulus; the distinguishing characters are a velvety surface and pointed apex ("nipple"). [4]
The host plants are white oaks, including bur oak, swamp white oak, [5] and overcup oak.[2]: 295
- ^ "Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp)". iNaturalist. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ a b McEwen, Crystal; Digweed, Scott; Nicholls, James A.; Cranshaw, Whitney (1 July 2014). "Description and Biology of the Sexual Generation of Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh and Riley) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), with Notes on Associated Parasitoids". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 116 (3): 294–310. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.116.3.294. S2CID 85987251.
- ^ "Species Disholcaspis quercusmamma - Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp". Bugguide. Iowa State University.
- ^ Gillette, CP (1888). "A study OF THE CYNIPIDAE". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 5. Cambridge Entomological Club: 215.
- ^ Cranshaw, Whitney (22 February 2010). "Rough Bulletgall Wasp". Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia.