Asynapta strobi (Kieffer, 1920)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 27

Asynapta strobi (Kieffer, 1920)

( Figure 9 C–D )

Material: AK, Lillestrøm: Farshatten, 59.992870°N 11.149377°E ± 5m, 2 April 2020, on Picea abies, MF , leg . TS, BOLD: NHMO- ENT-548226, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The yellow to orange larvae develop in cones of Abies alba , Larix decidua , Picea abies and Pinus brutia ( Pinaceae ). They live freely among the cone scales. Univoltine; hibernation in the cone followed by pupation there in the spring.

Distribution: Widespread Palearctic, including Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Figures

FIGURE 9. A–B. Asynapta phragmitis hatched from Phragmites australis straws. A. Male. B. Semudobia skuhravae. C–D. Asynapta strobi hatched from Picea abies cones. C. Male. D. Female. Photos: H. Elven (A, B), T. Starholm (C, D).