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Pseudasphondylia tominagai, a new gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing flower bud galls on Eleutherococcus spinosus (Araliaceae) in Japan.
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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.
SUBMITTER: Elsayed AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684536 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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<i>Pseudasphondylia tominagai</i>, a new gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing flower bud galls on <i>Eleutherococcus spinosus</i> (Araliaceae) in Japan.
Biodiversity data journal 20190709
<h4>Background</h4>The genus <i>Pseudasphondylia</i> (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini: Asphondyliina) comprises ten Palearctic, Oriental and Australian species associated with various hosts belonging to at least ten plant families.<h4>New information</h4>A new species, <i>Pseudasphondylia tominagai</i> Elsayed & Tokuda n. sp., that induces flower bud galls on <i>Eleutherococcus spinosus</i> (L.f.) S.Y.Hu (Araliaceae) is described. This species is considered to alternate between host plants ...[more]
