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).