Pseudokochiomyia camphorosmae Fedotova, 1984

Diptera, Cecidomyiidae

on Camphorosma

gall

Stem galls that cause the stems to swell, shorten and curve; sometimes also rosettes at the stem tip. The red-orange larva pupate internally. Bivoltine.

hostplants

Amaranthaceae, monophagous

Camphorosma monspeliaca & subsp. lessingii.

references

Gagné (2010a), Mirumian (2011a).

08/12/2013