A NEW SPECIES OF SCHIZOMYIA KIEFFER (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) ON RUBBER VINE AND OTHER ASCLEPIADACEAE IN MADAGASCAR

Authors
GAGNE RJ MAROHASY J
Citation
Rj. Gagne et J. Marohasy, A NEW SPECIES OF SCHIZOMYIA KIEFFER (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) ON RUBBER VINE AND OTHER ASCLEPIADACEAE IN MADAGASCAR, Australian journal of entomology, 36, 1997, pp. 15-18
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Australian journal of entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13266756
Volume
36
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
15 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
1326-6756(1997)36:<15:ANSOSK>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A new species of gall midge, Schizomyia cryptostegiae Gagne, that form s leaf and bud galls on Cryptostegia grandiflora in Madagascar is desc ribed and its biology summarised. The gall midge is a candidate for th e biological control of C. grandiflora in northern Queensland, Austral ia.