Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Burgsdorf, 1783)
(Knopper Gall Causer)

Interactions where Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
agamic larva (solitary) solitary agamic larva causes gall of live cupule Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamicknopper gall causersolitaryagamic larva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oaklivecupule

Interactions where Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
gall with inquiline larva Foreign Synergus gallaepomiformis Oak-apple Inquiline Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Spatial and Temporal Variation in Guild Structure: Parasitoids and Inquilines of Andricus quercuscalicis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in its native and alien ranges, Schonrogge, K., Stone, G.N. & Crawley, M.J., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Synergus gallaepomiformis/Synergus gallaepomiformisoak-apple inquilinelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamicknopper gall causergall larva is inquiline in gall
gall with inquiline larva Foreign Synergus umbraculus an inquiline gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Spatial and Temporal Variation in Guild Structure: Parasitoids and Inquilines of Andricus quercuscalicis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in its native and alien ranges, Schonrogge, K., Stone, G.N. & Crawley, M.J., 1995
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Synergus umbraculus/Synergus umbraculusan inquiline gall wasplarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic/Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamicknopper gall causergall larva is inquiline in gall

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Schonrogge, K., Stone, G.N. & Crawley, M.J., 1995Spatial and Temporal Variation in Guild Structure: Parasitoids and Inquilines of Andricus quercuscalicis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in its native and alien rangesOikos Vol. 72, No. 1: 51-60.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer)
SpeciesAndricus quercuscalicis (Knopper Gall Wasp, Acorn Cup Gall Wasp)
GenusAndricus (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer)

Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic (Knopper Gall Causer)

The agamic generation of a cynipid gall-wasp that causes the now familiar Knopper Galls on acorn cups. It is a recent arrival (1960’s) in the UK.

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