Pseudasphondylia tominagai, a new gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing flower bud galls on Eleutherococcus spinosus (Araliaceae) in Japan

Abstract. BACKGROUND: The genus Pseudasphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini: Asphondyliina) comprises ten Palearctic, Oriental and Australian species associated with various hosts belonging to at least ten plant families. NEW INFORMATION: A new species, Pseudasphondylia tominagai Elsayed...

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Autores principales: Elsayed, Ayman Khamis, Yukawa, Junichi, Tokuda, Makoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6684536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e35673
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: The genus Pseudasphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini: Asphondyliina) comprises ten Palearctic, Oriental and Australian species associated with various hosts belonging to at least ten plant families. NEW INFORMATION: A new species, Pseudasphondylia tominagai Elsayed & Tokuda n. sp., that induces flower bud galls on Eleutherococcus spinosus (L.f.) S.Y.Hu (Araliaceae) is described. This species is considered to alternate between host plants seasonally. A key to males of known Pseudasphondylia species is provided.

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