Gall. A more or less claviform, variously enlarged pod of Cleome serrulata = Peritoma serrulatum. Frequently the pod is deeply constricted subapically. The larvae live in great quantities within or among the seeds.

Gall. A more or less claviform, variously enlarged pod of Cleome serrulata = Peritoma serrulatum. Frequently the pod is deeply constricted subapically. The larvae live in great quantities within or among the seeds.

Gall. A more or less claviform, variously enlarged pod of Cleome serrulata = Peritoma serrulatum. Frequently the pod is deeply constricted subapically. The larvae live in great quantities within or among the seeds.

Cleome
Enlarged or deformed seed pod...Contarinia peritomatis (Cockerell)

Orange larvae live gregariously in the pods...Host: C. serrulata. Distr.: New Mexico.