Jaapiella chelidonii Fedotova, 2008

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 70

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B12B-FFB7-9D70-DD58E40081D6
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Jaapiella chelidonii Fedotova, 2008
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* Jaapiella chelidonii Fedotova, 2008 View in CoL

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Material: VE, Larvik: Kjose Stasjon, 59.10713°N 9.91824°E ± 50m, 2 August 2019, L, leg. AF, BOLD GoogleMaps : NHMO-ENT-548132, coll. NHMO; AK GoogleMaps , Asker: Brønnøya, Brønnøyveien 18, 59.857423°N 10.531147°E ± 20m, 4 June 2021, LMF, leg. HE GoogleMaps , coll. NHMO; Brønnøya, Brønnøyveien 32, 59.853628°N 10.535436°E ± 5m, 4 June 2021, LMF, leg. HE GoogleMaps , coll. NHMO.

Biology and notes: The white to pink or orange larvae develop gregariously in galled flower buds of Chelidonium majus ( Papaveraceae ). Infected buds are disfigured and do not open. The larval color is described as pink in the original description, but our larvae tended more towards orange. We collected larvae both in June and August. Larvae collected in June proceeded to hatch the same year without diapause. From this we infer that the species is at least bivoltine. Pupation takes place in the soil, and hibernation probably also takes place there.

Distribution: Known from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Russia (Middle Volga region). Probably also from Serbia ( Simova-Tošić et al. 2000).