Lopesia licaniae
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Lopesia
Hosts: Geobalanus oblongifolius
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, gray, white, tan
Texture: stiff, bumpy, ruptured/split
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Season: Summer, Fall, Winter
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Location: underground (roots+), stem
Form: tapered swelling
Cells: monothalamous
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Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
A New Species of Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Subterranean Stem Galls of Licania michauxii (Chrysobalanaceae) in Florida
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Lopesia licaniae Gagné, new species
Biological observations.—Woody, spheroidal outgrowths can be found on the subterranean stems (Figs. 1-2). Galls with the gallmaker inside are an off-white color. Old galls are a dark brown and usually have an exit hole. Fresh galls were present in the summer, fall, and winter months. A single cecidomyiid larva is found inside each gall.
”- Raymond J. Gagne, Kenneth L. Hibbard: (1996) A New Species of Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Subterranean Stem Galls of Licania michauxii (Chrysobalanaceae) in Florida©
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