Epichrysocharis burwelli Schauff, 2000

Matsunaga, Janis N., Howarth, Francis G. & Kumashiro, Bernarr R., 2019, New State Records and Additions to the Alien Terrestrial Arthropod Fauna in the Hawaiian Islands, Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 51 (1), pp. 1-71 : 13

Epichrysocharis burwelli Schauff

New island record

Epichrysocharis burwelli is a blister gall former on lemon-scented gum ( Corymbia citriodora ) leaves. It was originally described from California in 2000 ( Schauff & Garrison 2000), but is most likely native to Australia . While E. burwelli is a presumed gall former in the C. citriodora material from Oahu, it may not be the only gall former of the six species which emerged from the same material. Also see Cirrospilus sp. A .

Collection records: OAHU, Aiea, IV.2001, ex. Corymbia citriodora galled foliage, coll. R. Heu; Aiea, 12.VII.2005, ex. C. citriodora foliage with blister galls, coll. R. Heu; Honolulu, Tantalus , 19.VII.2005, ex. C. citriodora galled foliage with blister galls, coll. R. Heu, M. Chun, & W. Nagamine. MAUI, 10.V.2005, ex. C. citridora foliage with blister galls, coll. M. Fukada & A. Shishido. All det. J. La Salle, VI.13.2005.