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 Larvae from insect galls
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| zhengxialin |
Posted on 03-04-2013 17:50
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 Member Location: Guangxi, China Posts: 239 Joined: 05.04.09 |
One week ago, I collected a larvae from insect galls, which host is Castanopsis hystrix. Location: Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China. I think it is the larvae of Diptera, Could you give me some suggestions? zhengxialin attached the following image:  [69.37Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 04-04-2013 15:50
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
As you might expect, it is a gall midge. I have no source to check the possible species based on the host.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 04-04-2013 16:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10362 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Known host associations are listed in Gagne's catalog: http://www.ars.us...yiidae.pdf. I see nothing for any Castanopsis, but several species in Castanea. Many species and some genera of Cecidomyiidae are inquilines; the larva you find in a gall may not be the original creator. |
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