Unknown a-ambrosioides-hemispherical-leaf-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, tan
Texture: hairy
Abundance:
Shape: globular, hemispherical
Season: Summer
Related:
Alignment: erect, integral
Walls:
Location: upper leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells:
Possible Range:i
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Synonymy:

Gallformers ID Notes

A brown-tan, slightly hairy, integral, hemispherical leaf gall on the upper side of a leaf of Ambrosia ambrosioides, with a slight nipple at the apex. Observed in Mazatlan in July.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


Further Information:
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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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