Rhopalomyia thompsoni

The spring generation galls are solitary or clustered, bulbous, fleshy masses with 1–8 chambers each.

The second generation galls constitute brownish, globular and usually multi-chambered swellings of the rhizomes.

Pupation took place in late August to early September, at which time the galls became elongate and fleshier.

Males have robust gonopods with wide gonocoxal apodeme and ventral, meso-apical projection of the gonocoxite.

Females of have neckless flagellomeres and very long and slender abdominal tergite 8 with mesally arched arms.