The gall's range is computed from the range of all hosts that the gall occurs on. In some cases we have evidence that the gall does not occur across the full range of the hosts and we will remove these places from the range. For undescribed species we will show the expected range based on hosts plus where the galls have been observed.
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Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC
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Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC
The Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Hickories (Juglandaceae: Carya)
Raymond J. Gagne
(2008)
Caryomyia echinata Gagne, new species
Hosts: Carya tomentosa, ovata, pallida, texana
Gall (Figs. 14, 152-153): Rare, on Eucarya hickories west of the Appalachian Mts; on lower leaf surface, between veins; length 2.4-5.0 mm, spheroidal at base, tapering abruptly to long, narrow neck, 2-4 parted apically; covered with long, stiff, brown hairs mixed with short, soft brown hairs, surface obscured; base with circular, shallow, central depression; larval chamber basal, ovoid, white to violet, remainder of gall made up of green tissue turning brown and woody; a bundle of fibers present between larval chamber and gall apex. See under C. inclinata for similar species. This gall is the only woody Caryomyia gall that is covered with very long, stiff hairs and occurs between instead of on veins.
