Dasineura spadicea Rübsaamen, 1917

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16038527
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scientific name	Dasineura spadicea Rübsaamen, 1917
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* Dasineura spadicea Rübsaamen, 1917 View in CoL

Material: VE, Faerder: Sandø S, 59.07196°N 10.46850°E ± 50m, 13 August 2019, on Vicia sylvatica , 5L, leg. AF, BOLD: NHMO- ENT-548135,548136, coll. NHMO GoogleMaps .

Biology and notes: The yellow larvae develop singly or several together in galled leaflets of different species of Vicia , mainly Vicia cracca ( Fabaceae ). Infected leaflets are folded up over the midrib. The internodes are not shortened. Bivoltine; pupation and hibernation in the soil. Our record is from Vicia sylvatica . The color of the living larvae was not noted, but the specimens preserved in alcohol vary from white to pale yellowish. DNA barcoding places them among Dasineura .

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