Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Help with Cecidomyiidae gall insects

Posted by thebuglady on 02-02-2018 02:45
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I collected some galls from green rabbitbrush (C. viridis) last summer in Santa Fe, NM. Out of about 40 galls of the same kind that I collected, I reared six or seven different species of Cecidomyiidae in a number of different genera. Sometimes 2 species would be in one gall, sometimes I reared only one species from a particular gall. I also got phorid flies, many different parasitic wasps, and all sorts of other insects and arachnids. I am way out of my usual element here. I've looked at Gagne's book and the gall I found is not in it. I have looked at a few articles about inquilines in galls, but have not seen a situation similar to mine. I am looking for some help with literature and also identification. To give some idea of the diversity, I attach a page from my field notebook in which I started to sketches of the bugs from these galls. Thanks for any help.
Linda

Edited by thebuglady on 06-02-2018 01:14