Caryomyia arcuata
Gagne Description 3
Rare, on Eucarya hickories; found singly on lower leaf surface between veins; 2.5-2.7 mm high, base lunulate, its sides flared toward apex and surrounding base of central, apically pointed cone; hairless, not sticky, brown to purple; base with shallow, central excavation; larval chamber located at base of gall, ovoid, lined with yellowish membrane, contrast- ing with brown to purple, large-celled, spongy, vis- cous tissue surrounding larval chamber, a bundle of longitudinal fibers present between larval chamber and gall apex. This gall shows some re- semblance to that of C. sanguinolenta from which it differs in the sides of the gall being conspicuously flared upwards around the apical cone.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- CUIC Insect Images
- Field/Photo ID for Flies
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Guide to Hickory Midge Galls
- Guide to Hickory Midge Galls
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Systema Dipterorum
iNat Map
| Carya | floridana, glabra, laciniosa, myristiciformis, ovata, pallida, texana, tomentosa |
|---|---|
| Texture | hairless, waxy |
| Alignment | erect |
| Detachable | yes |
| Location | between veins, lower leaf |
| Walls | thick |
