Lasioptera? linderae sp. nov.

Gall.--Gnarly, elongate, woody swellings on one side or surrounding the smaller twigs or branches of spicebush (Lindera benzoin). It is hard and woody inside with a number of elongate, narrow chambers, in which the larvae live. Length 15 to 60 mm; width 7 to 10 mm.

Habitat: NY

The larvae overwinter and transform in the gall. The adult is unknown.

From stem canker on Lindera benzoin.

Irregular stem swelling ... Neolasioptera linderae (Beutenmüller)

Galls contain several orange larvae, each in a long chamber. Adults emerge in spring from galls of the previous year. Host: L. benzoin. Distr.: New York and Virginia.