[Asphondylia] caudicis. USA (California). Atriplex canescens (Chenopodiaceae).
Asphondylia caudicis Gagné 1986d: 66. USA: California, Indio; HT; P; USNM.

Bud Gall Midge
Asphondylia caudicis

Galls measure 4mm in diameter and have short hairs. Galls are usually found at the base of petioles, though a few were found attached to the base of galls of the tumor stem-gall midge, Asphondylia atriplicis.

Host: Atriplex canescens

Range: NM, CA

Atriplex (saltbush)
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1a. Galls on Atriplex canescens...2
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2b. Bud, fruit, or leaf gall, or detachable outgrowths of stem...4
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4b. Bud, fruit, or stem gall...5
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5a. Stem gall...Asphondylia caudicis Gagné

Galls are spherical, green, with very short pile, usually monothalamous, and about 6 mm in diameter. Host: A. canescens...