Dasineura lysimachiae

Clinodiplosis verbenae

Asphondylia solidaginis (leaf snap)

Bud-like, and composed of immature leaves drawn together. It is formed at the extreme summit of the plant. After the adult flies have emerged, the deformed leaves of the of the galled buds begin to expand.

The larvae of this species live in numbers between the unexpanded young leaves of the common white or Nettle-leafed Vervain, causing them to become deformed and twisted. Collected July 8th to 10th. The flies emerged from July 15th to 25th. The larvae transform in the ground.

Monothalamous. Pale green, rounded somewhat, blister-like, much broader than high, single, or two or three in a row coalescing. Inside it is white, and contains a large larval chamber. It is formed between two, three or four leaves fastened together, the gall protruding on the upper and under side of the leaves. Width, 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Height, 2 mm.

Descriptions of new species of Cecidomyidae