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cecidicola Hansson

Astichomyiia cecidicola Hansson, head frontal, female.

Astichomyiia cecidicola Hansson, antenna lateral, female.

Astichomyiia cecidicola Hansson, antenna lateral, male.

Astichomyiia cecidicola Hansson, thoracic dorsum, female.

Original description

Hansson, C. (2002). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 67:17.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Scape narrow; setae on mesoscutum, scutellum and submarginal vein equally thick; midlobe of mesoscutum with one pair of setae, situated posteriorly. Similar to crassiseta, but with setae on mesoscutum, scutellum and submarginal vein equally thick (crassiseta with setae on thoracic dorsum twice as thick as setae on submarginal vein), and with larger meshes of reticulation on mesoscutum and scutellum.

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

From "pustule gall" on Inga vera (Mimosaceae) and galls on Coussapoa villosa (Moraceae) (galls caused by Diptera: Cecidomyiidae).

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Depository of primary type

Holotype female in Natural History Museum (BMNH), London, England.