Clinodiplosis cilicrus (Kieffer, 1889)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 46-47

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B133-FFAE-9FAF-D97AE58181D6
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Clinodiplosis cilicrus (Kieffer, 1889)
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Clinodiplosis cilicrus (Kieffer, 1889) View in CoL

Material: AK, Oslo: Lindøya south, 59.888402°N 10.715293°E ± 4m, 4 April 2019, wilted flower stalks of Centaurea jacea, LMF , leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Gressholmen , 59.884464°N 10.721112°E ± 200m, 3 May 2019, wilted flower stalks of Centaurea jacea , L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology and notes: The orange larvae live as saprophages on dead plant tissue. They can

be found in many different situations, including in wilting flowers and in the abandoned galls of other species. The two records reported here were identified based on the morphology of the larvae and/or the imagines, but see note on the genus on the challenges regarding Clinodiplosis . The species is redescribed in Skuhravá (1973).

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