Contarinia melanocera Kieffer, 1904
on Genista

galls (from Houard, 1909a)
gall
Fusiform,fleshy swelling of the tip of a stem. It contains usually several gall chambers, each with one yellowish larva that can jump. Univoltine, pupation and hibernation in the soil.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Genista corsica, depressa, germanica, tinctoria.
synonyms
Janetiella genistae Kieffer, 1909, described with red larvae, probably is a synonym.
references
Bellmann (2012a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Gagné & Jaschhof (2014a), Kieffer (1909a), Redfern &a Shirley (2011a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (2000a, 2004a, 2007a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Postolovski (2007a), Skuhravá (1989a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1994a, 1997a, 1999a, 2009b, 2010a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Hellrigl (2001a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Neacsu (1972a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2012a).