Cecidomyia? ramuscula sp. nov.
Gall. This is a fusiform swelling on the branches of aster (Aster [Symphyotrichum] dumosus and patens). Inside is an elongate, narrow chamber, inhabited by a single larva, which remains in the gall to pupate. Length 10 to 20 mm; width 5 to 8 mm.
Habitat: NC in September
â- William Beutenmuller: (1907) New species of gall-producing cecidomyidaeŠ