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Abstract: Cephalaromyia capituli Skuhravá, gen. nov. and sp. nov. is described based on specimens reared from flower heads of Cephalaria microcephala Boiss. (Caprifoliaceae) found in northern Iran. Male, female, larva, pupa and biology are described and morphological characters are illustrated. Several larvae develop together in one flower head. Each larva lives in a flower bud of the capitulum, forming a small gall. Up to 13 galls were found in one attacked capitulum. Two generations develop per year. Larvae of the first generation pupate in flower heads, larvae of the second generation leave places where they develop and pupate in the soil. |
