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.
Two new cockle burr midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
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The insects were reared June 4, 1935, from galls on the growing tips of the branches of cockle burr, Xanthium strumarium, collected at Navasota, Texas. Holotype a male.