[Asphondylia] populations that are associated with S. sempervirens in Maine and Massachusetts... and with S. bicolor in Virginia... were studied in detail in the present work, and although we did not find morphological differences between them and A. monacha, our molecular analysis suggests that they belong to at least two undescribed species. These species are not described here because additional molecular data are needed in order to determine their boundaries and host associations. Their galls are locally common and appear similar in structure to those of A. monacha.

[The goldenrod-galling members of this genus were thoroughly researched by the authors of this paper; please refer to it for many more details of gall biology, insect life history, anatomy, and phylogeny.]

- Netta Dorchin, Jeffrey B. Joy, Lukas K. Hilke, Michael J. Wise, Warren G. Abrahamson: (2015) Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Asphondylia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of North American goldenrods: challenging morphology, complex host associations, and cryptic speciation^©