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Gall midges (Diptera Cecidomyiidae) of Sicily
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Plate I — Galls of gall midges associated with Fagaceae: 1) Gall induced by Macrodiplosis roboris on
a leaf of Quercus petraea; 2) and 3) galls induced by Mikiola fagi on leaves of Fagus sylvatica; 4) and
5) lower side (4) and upper side (5) of a leaf of Quercus cerris, showing galls induced by Janetia cerris;
6) galls induced by Hartigiola annulipes on a leaf of Fagus sylvatica; 7) galls induced by Janetia
homocera on a leaf of Quercus cerris. 1, 4, 5, 6: photo: V. Skuhravý; 2, 3, 7: photo: B. Massa.
Plate II — Galls of gall midges associated with Asteraceae and Apiaceae: 8) and 9) Upper side (8)
and lower side (9) of a leaf of Sonchus oleraceus, showing galls of Cystiphora sonchi; 10) typical
plurilocular swelling on a stem of Eryngium campestre, induced by Lasioptera eryngii; 11) gall
induced at the base of an inflorescence umbellule of Daucus carota by Lasioptera carophila and fruit
galls induced by Kiefferia pericarpiicola; 12) plurilocular swellings induced on the umbellule insertion
of Thapsia garganica by Lasioptera thapsiae. 8, 9, 12: photo: B. Massa; 10, 11: photo V. Skuhravý.