Contarinia rhamni (Rübsaamen, 1892)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 40

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

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58317C7D-B135-FFA9-9D70-DD67E65C8356

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scientific name

Contarinia rhamni (Rübsaamen, 1892)
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Contarinia rhamni (Rübsaamen, 1892) View in CoL

( Figure 18 A–C View FIGURE 18 )

Material: AAY, Tvedestrand: Risøya, 58.653734°N 9.150944°E ± 4m, 19 June 2021, on Frangula alnus , L1M leg. HE GoogleMaps , coll. NHMO.

Biology and notes: The yellow larvae develop several together in galled flowers of Frangula spp. and Rhamnus spp. ( Rhamnaceae ). Infected flowers are swollen and do not open. Univoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil. In the galls from Risøya we also found the inquiline Dasineura frangulae Rübsaamen, 1917 ( Figure 18 D View FIGURE 18 ).

Distribution: Known from several European countries including Norway and Denmark. European part of Russia.

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

Genus

Contarinia

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