Hexomyza cecidogena (Hering, 1927)
on Salix
gall
up to a cm long, one-sided swelling of a young shoot, abruptly narrowing at both ends. The larva is distinguished from those of Rabdophaga species (Cecidomyiidae) by having a black of dark brown cephalic skeleton (easily visible when the larva is seen from the side). The larva is greenish, the fresh puparium likewise, later more greyish.
host plants
Salicaceae, monophagous
Salix aurita, cinerea, repens.
Tomasi (2014a) mentions S. viminalis.
synonyms
Melanagromyza cecidogena; Hexomyza salicis: Spencer, 1966c.
references
Buhr (1955a, 1965a), Černý (2012a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý & Bächli (2018a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Hering (1927d), Papp & Černý (2015a), Spencer (1969a, 1976a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1995a), Skuhravá & Roques (2000), Spencer (1966c), Tomasi (2014a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).