Dasineura wahlenbergiae, a new species of gall midge (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) damaging shoot tips of Wahlenbergia stricta (Campanulaceae) in South Australia

A new South Australian gall midge, Dasineura a wahlenbergiae, that damages shoot tips of Wahlenbergia stricta (R. Br.) Sweet, a common plant of grassy habitats in Australia and New Zealand, is described. Two leaves of the sho ot tip of the host plant are malformed into a globular, hollow, hairy, part ially discoloured gall, 2-5 mm in diameter. The male, female, pupa and larv a of the new species are described. The new gall midge is the fourth Dasine ura species known from Australia.