Maryland Biodiversity Project - Thecodiplosis brachynteroides

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides Osten Sacken, 1862

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Cecidomyiidae > Genus Thecodiplosis Thecodiplosis brachynteroides - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18372

Status:

"Mature larvae crawl out through the top of the gall and drop to the ground in October. Pupation and adult emergence take place in early spring." (BugGuide)

Relationships:

Galls found on Virginia Pine needles. Possibly synonymous with T. pinirigidae (not yet documented here), which is indistinguishable except by host plant (BugGuide).

Records:

There are 10 records in the project database.

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<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> galls on Virginia Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). (Photo ID: 58913 - Psn: 30)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides galls on Virginia Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). (Photo ID: 88633 - Psn: 32)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> larvae on Virginia Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). (Photo ID: 58914 - Psn: 35)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides larvae on Virginia Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> galls on Virginia Pine in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/22/2018). (Photo ID: 117038 - Psn: 80)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides galls on Virginia Pine in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/22/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 867993 - Psn: 135)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 595597 - Psn: 155)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Jeff Clark, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 681069 - Psn: 155)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Jeff Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Jeff Clark via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

<em>Thecodiplosis brachynteroides</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 716480 - Psn: 165)

Thecodiplosis brachynteroides in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/14/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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