Aploneura lentisci

Aploneura lentisci are gall-creating aphids that create galls on the leaves of Pistacia lentiscus.
The galls are formed exclusively on young shoots of the same year's growth. They appear in late March-April, and grow quickly to attain their maximum size by May. The mature reddish-green galls are pocket-like, often kidney-shaped, formed by invagination of the leaf alongside the mid-rib. The fundatrix inside does not start to reproduce until early June, but there are at least two parthenogenetic.. more