Oligotrophus betheli

Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Oligotrophus
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, yellow, green
Texture:
Abundance:
Shape: conical
Season:
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Alignment:
Walls:
Location: bud, stem, leaf edge
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Possible Range:i
Common Name(s): Tip Gall Midge
Synonymy:
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New gall midges or Itonidae

Oligotrophus betheli, new species.

Gall: Length 7 mm., brown, fleshy, conical and containing an orange or yellowish larva in a central cavity some 3 mm. long.

Host:
Juniperus osteosperma (syn. Juniperus utahensis)

- EP Felt: (1912) New gall midges or Itonidae©

Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8193957#page/181/mode/1up


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