Dasineura wahlenbergiae, a new species of gall midge (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) damaging shoot tips of Wahlenbergia stricta (Campanulaceae) in South Australia
P. Kolesik, Dasineura wahlenbergiae, a new species of gall midge (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) damaging shoot tips of Wahlenbergia stricta (Campanulaceae) in South Australia, T ROY SOC S, 122, 1998, pp. 147-151
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8
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF 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.