taxonID	type	description	language	source
344906A9FD510A72E13F316A35DFF527.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology (Figs 20 - 26, 29). Larvae cause small galls on leaves, leaf stalks and stems of Artemisia arborescens. The galls are small hypertrophies of various forms. Only one larva develops in each gall. If galls are abundant, they may cause considerable damage (stunting) of the whole host plant. Larvae pupate in the galls. Several overlapping generations develop per year. New galls may be found on new buds from January onwards, with the emergence of adults until late April and early May. De Stefani (1919) stated that pupae of the last generation use their antennal horns to break out of the gall and drop to the soil, where they remain until the next winter, when the adults emerge. However, his observation is improbable and it is possible that this species diapauses in the larval stage, similar to other Rhopalomyia spp. De Stefani (1919) also stated that females of this species are characterized by high fertility and are able to lay a very high number of eggs on leaves of the host plant; he recorded a mean of 127 eggs per female (78 - 177) (see also Fig. 21).	en	Skuhrava, Marcela, Massa, Bruno, Cerasa, Giuliano (2016): Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyiaprotrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position. ZooKeys 617: 129-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850
344906A9FD510A72E13F316A35DFF527.taxon	materials_examined	Other material. 5 ♀, 3 ♂, Italy, Sicily, Palermo, locality Raffo Rosso, galls on Artemisia arborescens 3. III. 2008, emerged 10 - 25. III. 2008; 3 ♀, 2 ♂ same data, emerged 13. II. 2012, leg. G. Cerasa; 4 ♀, 3 ♂, Italy, Sicily, Cinisi, locality Costa del Furi (Palermo), galls on Artemisia arborescens 11. III. 2015, emerged 14 - 16. III. 2015, leg. G. Cerasa; 5 ♀, 3 ♂, Italy, Sicily, Palermo, locality Raffo Rosso, galls on Artemisia arborescens 15. II. 2016, emerged 16 - 25. II. 2016, leg. G. Cerasa (in ethanol, BMUP); 2 ♂, 2 ♀ (neotype included) mounted (on microscope slides in Canada Balsam, coll. Skuhrava, NMPC); 4 ♂, 13 ♀, 6 larvae, 10 pupal exuviae (in Hoyer's medium, NMPC).	en	Skuhrava, Marcela, Massa, Bruno, Cerasa, Giuliano (2016): Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyiaprotrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position. ZooKeys 617: 129-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850
344906A9FD510A72E13F316A35DFF527.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The host plant Artemisia arborescens is native to the Mediterranean. It is an erect evergreen perennial, with masses of finely-divided aromatic, silvery-white leaves and single-sided sprays of yellow flowers. The plant occurs from the Iberian Peninsula to Israel, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey and North Africa, and is naturalized in France. Rhopalomyia protrahenda has been found only in Sicily.	en	Skuhrava, Marcela, Massa, Bruno, Cerasa, Giuliano (2016): Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyiaprotrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position. ZooKeys 617: 129-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9850
