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Trichilogaster gall.
Some sort of gall growing on the flower heads of Acacia longifolia. The little knobbly bits are the flowers are trying to push through.
Wildlife corridor just off the beach in Phillip Island.
(Superfamily Chalcidoidea: Family Pteromalidae: Subfamily Ormocerinae: Tribe Melanosomellini)
Spotted on Oct 9, 2014
Submitted on Oct 21, 2014
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Thanks john. Really appreciate your help when you pop in to Projectnoah!
Is that an Acacia?
This could be a Trichilogaster gall.
(Superfamily Chalcidoidea: Family Pteromalidae: Subfamily Ormocerinae: Tribe Melanosomellini)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichilogas...
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/142552
At least a couple of species of Trichilogaster are being used as biological control agents for invasive Acacias in South Africa.