REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1915 IOI 



APPENDIX 



A STUDY OF GALL MIDGES IV 



FAMILY ITONIDIDAE 

 TRIBE— ASPHONDYLIARIAE 



The tribe comprises mostly large, heavy-bodied insects easily 

 recognized by the long, cylindric, sessile antennal segments and 

 the simple claws. Members of this group breed largely in the 

 flower buds or fruits of various plants. The four known American 

 genera display a considerable variety in food preferences. Asphon- 



Fig. 1 Asphondylia monacha. Lateral/view of female, enlarged (original) 



dylia is represented by a rather large series of species, while the some- 

 what nearly related Schizomyia possesses very similar habits. The 

 highly specialized Cincticornia is largely, if not entirely restricted to 

 various leaf galls on oak, Quercus. 



