Schizomyia tami Kieffer, 1902

on Dioscorea

gall

The flower buds are swollen and remain closed.

larva

spatula (from Kieffer, 1901a)

host plants

Dioscoreaceae, monophagous

Dioscorea (=Tamus) communis.

references

Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné (2010a), Houard (1908a), Kieffer (1901a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 2021a: 274), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a).