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Species Contarinia negundinis - Boxelder Gall Midge

Boxelder Gall [Contarinia? negundinis??] ID Request - Contarinia negundinis CecidomyiidaeX, boxelder - Contarinia negundinis Boxelder Gall Midge - Contarinia negundinis Cecidomyiinae, Boxelder leaf galls - Contarinia negundinis Cecidomyiinae, Boxelder leaf galls - Contarinia negundinis Contarinia negundinis Contarinia negundinis Contarinia negundinis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Family Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Subfamily Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Supertribe Cecidomyiidi
Tribe Cecidomyiini
Genus Contarinia
Species negundinis (Boxelder Gall Midge)
Other Common Names
Boxelder budgall midge, boxelder leaf gall midge, gouty vein gall midge
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cecidomyia negundinis, Contarinia negundifolia
Range
Virginia, the Lake State, and the Prairie Provinces of Canada(1)
Remarks
Causes folded or swollen leaflets or swollen leaf buds in boxelder (Acer negundo), in early spring when the leaves are still expanding. Larvae are white and gregarious (many in each gall). They develop very quickly, then drop to the ground and spin cocoons. They pupate in the fall, emerging as adults in early spring. (2)
Works Cited
1.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
2.The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America
Raymond J. Gagné. 1989. Cornell University Press.