| Burnettweldia conalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. The conical stem galls look like witches' hats lined up on a stick. The base of the detachable gall appears to grip the stem. Typical galls are 10 to 18 millimeters tall. Young galls are green, aging galls are fuzzy, and old galls are beige. The type species was collected in Sequoia National Park.
References
- ^ Russo, Ron (2006) . Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and other Western States. California Natural History Guide No. 91 (Rev. ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-520-24886-1. LCCN 2006009332. OCLC 65207054.
- ^ Weld, Lewis H. (1926). "Field notes on gall-inhabiting cynipid wasps with descriptions of new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 68 (2611). U.S. Government Printing Office: 37. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.68-2611.1.
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