Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier, 1955

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 39

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16034324

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scientific name

Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier
status

 

* Contarinia pruniflorum Coutin & Rambier View in CoL , 1955

Material: AK, Asker: Brønnøya, Sandbukta , 59.857474°N 10.529078°E ± 50m, 13 May 2019, L, leg. HE, coll. NHMO; 11 May 2020, L, leg. HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology: The yellowish white larvae develop one or several together in galled flower buds of Prunus spp. ( Rosaceae ). Our records are from P. spinosa. Infected buds become slightly swollen and do not open properly. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil.

Distribution: Known from a few European countries including Norway. Turkey.

AK

Auckland War Memorial Museum

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Tribe

Cecidomyiini

Genus

Contarinia

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