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Lopesia from Croton glandulosus galls - Lopesia
Copyright © 2018 Michael W. Palmer

Lopesia from Croton glandulosus galls - Lopesia
Mehan, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
July 3, 2018
collection 4298.
Ray Gagne examined the specimen, which he says is a new species of Lopesia (a mostly tropical genus), in the tribe Lopesiini, supertribe Cecidomyiidi.

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Contributed by Michael W. Palmer on 2 September, 2018 - 2:19pm
Last updated 7 September, 2018 - 6:01pm

Moved
Moved from Cecidomyiidi.
… John F. Carr, 7 September, 2018 - 6:01pm

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