Kinsey
Guides
Disholcaspis simulata
Dried Peach Gall Wasp
Disholcaspis simulata is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae, first described by Alfred C. Kinsey in 1922. Like other members of its genus, this species induces the formation of characteristic galls on oak trees (Quercus spp.). The species exhibits the complex alternation of generations typical of many cynipid wasps, with both sexual and agamic (parthenogenetic) generations. The specific epithet 'simulata' and common name 'Dried Peach Gall Wasp' suggest the gall's resemblance to a dried peach in appearance.
Feron
oak gall wasps
Feron is a genus of oak gall wasps in the family Cynipidae, established by Alfred Kinsey in 1937 and re-established in 2023. These wasps induce galls on oak trees (Quercus species) and are primarily distributed in the Nearctic region. The genus has undergone taxonomic revision, with some species previously placed in Feron now classified under Andricus. Members of this genus are part of the diverse community of gall-forming insects associated with oaks.