Harmandiola nucicola (Osten Sacken), new combination

Cecidomyia caryae nucicola Osten Sacken 1870: 53, invalid polynomial; caryaenucicola Jarvis 1909: 84 (Ce- cidomyia).
Cecidomyia nucicola Osten Sacken 1878: 6; Felt 1918: 49 (Caryomyia); Gagne 1973: 868 (Contarinia).

Hosts: Carya ovata, tomentosa, glabra

Gall (Figs. 178-180): Rare, so far known only from Eucarya section; a single-chambered blister of the nut husk, up to 5 mm wide and 4 mm high, with same color and texture as husk; larval chamber ovoid, each with a single larva.

Biological notes. — The full-grown larva cuts a straight, cylindrical exit passage to the exterior of the nut husk and falls to the ground where it over-winters.

Range: GA, MD, NY, Ontario

- Raymond J. Gagne: (2008) The Gall Midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Hickories (Juglandaceae: Carya)^©

Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38636615#page/101/mode/1up