Lonicerae s-albus-basal-stem-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Lonicerae
Detachable: detachable
Color: green
Texture: hairy, leafy, succulent
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season: Spring, Summer
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thick
Location: bud, underground (roots+), stem
Form:
Cells: polythalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s): Basal-stem-gall midge
Synonymy:
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

"Lonicerae" sp.
Basal-stem-gall midge

Hosts: Symphoricarpos albus

Galls of this new species occur on the stems of common snowberry just below the surface of the leaf litter.

While the larvae appear to be close to genus Lonicerae, their assignment is provisional pending confirmation by examining adults.

Range: Pacific Northwest

- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©


Further Information:
Pending...

See Also:
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value s-albus-basal-stem-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
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