Neolasioptera ramuscula

Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Neolasioptera
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Cecidomyia ramuscula

New species of gall-producing cecidomyidae
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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

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- William Beutenmuller: (1907) New species of gall-producing cecidomyidaeŠ


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