Burnettweldia conalis
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| Burnettweldia conalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Burnettweldia |
| Species: | B. conalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Burnettweldia conalis (Weld, 1926) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Disholcaspis conalis | |
Burnettweldia conalis, formerly Disholcaspis conalis, the witches' hat gall wasp, is a species of hymenopteran that induces stem galls on Oregon oaks in North America.[1] The conical stem galls look like witches' hats lined up on a stick.[1] The base of the detachable gall appears to grip the stem.[1] Typical galls are 10 to 18 millimeters tall.[2] Young galls are green, aging galls are fuzzy, and old galls are beige.[2] The type species was collected in Sequoia National Park.[2]
