Asphondylia neomexicana
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asphondylia
Hosts: Atriplex canescens
Detachable: detachable
Color: white, tan
Texture: woolly, hairy
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Shape: globular, sphere, cluster
Season: Summer, Fall
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Walls:
Location: bud, fruit, stem
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
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Cecidomyia neomexicana
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New species of insects taken on a trip from the Mesilla Valley to the Sacramento Mts., New Mexico
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Galls numerous, many together, on twigs of Atriplex canescens ; globular, 8 to 12 mm. diam., yellowish-white. Composed of loose felted hairs, so that the outside is soft, wool-like in appearance, yielding to pressure. The cell within is green, not at all woody.
”- T. D. A. Cockerell: (1896) New species of insects taken on a trip from the Mesilla Valley to the Sacramento Mts., New Mexico©
Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58005362#page/232/mode/1up
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