Dasineura serotina (Winnertz, 1853)

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 63-64

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
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scientific name	Dasineura serotina (Winnertz, 1853)
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* Dasineura serotina (Winnertz, 1853) View in CoL

Material: TEY, Porsgrunn: Åsstranda , 59.093447°N 9.646956°E ± 50m, 16 June 2019, on Hypericum perforatum , L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; 59.0946592°N 9.647405°E ± 250m, 16 June 2019, on Hypericum perforatum , L, leg GoogleMaps . ZF & AK, coll. NHMO; VE, Larvik: Stavern, Rakke , 58.980596°N 10.021179°E ± 300m, 24 July 2021, on Hypericum sp. , L, leg GoogleMaps . SH, coll. NHMO; Faerder: Hvasser, Krukehavn , 59.076776°N 10.452109°E ± 250m, 15 June 2019, on Hypericum perforatum , L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; AK, Oslo: Gressholmen , 59.884711°N 10.722197°E ± 300m, 26 June 2019, on Hypericum perforatum , L, leg GoogleMaps . HE, ZF & AK, coll. NHMO; 59.885855°N 10.724669°E ± 20m, 1 July 2020, on Hypericum perforatum , 3L3F, leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO; Abildsø, Bakkehavn , 59.875438°N 10.832323°E ± 30m, 28 August 2020, on Hypericum maculatum, LF , leg GoogleMaps . HE, coll. NHMO.

Biology and notes: The white larvae develop gregariously in shoots of Hypericum spp. ( Hypericaceae ). The apical leaves of the infected shoots are bundled together and often miscolored red. Probably multivoltine. Pupation and hibernation in the soil. In several cases, we found the larvae living together with yellow larvae of Macrolabis sp. The latter may represent an undescribed species.

Distribution: Western Palearctic. Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark.