Asphondylia

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Asphondylia
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Asphondylia solidaginis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Tribe: Asphondyliini
Genus: Asphondylia
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Asphondylia solidaginis, gall in goldenrod (Solidago)
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Asphondylia solidaginis pupa in its gall

Asphondylia is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. [1] [2] There are over 300 described species in Asphondylia, with many more likely to be discovered and described, especially in the southern hemisphere. [1] [2]

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Within the genus, characteristics of the larvae and pupae are often most useful for distinguishing between species since adults of most species look very similar to one another. [3] The species inducing a given gall can sometimes be identified based on the shape and placement of the gall in combination with the identity of the host plant. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN   978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata   Q109561625.
  2. 1 2 3 Netta Dorchin; Jeffrey B. Joy; Lukas K. Hilke; Michael J. Wise; Warren G. Abrahamson (14 May 2015). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Asphondylia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of North American goldenrods: challenging morphology, complex host associations, and cryptic speciation". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 174 (2): 265–304. doi:10.1111/ZOJ.12234. ISSN   1096-3642. Wikidata   Q99657406.
  3. ↑ Raymond J. Gagné; Jung Wook Kim; Nami Uechi; Junichi Yukawa (October 2018). "A New Pest Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Grape Berries (Vitaceae) in Southwestern North America with Descriptive Notes on the Genus". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 120 (4): 779–790. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.120.4.779. ISSN   0013-8797. Wikidata   Q104459527.
  4. ↑ Bernardo, Umberto; Nugnes, Francesco; Gualtieri, Liberata; Nicoletti, Rosario; Varricchio, Paola; Sasso, Raffaele; Viggiani, Gennaro (6 June 2018). "A New Gall Midge Species of Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Inducing Flower Galls on Clinopodium nepeta (Lamiaceae) From Europe, Its Phenology, and Associated Fungi". Environmental Entomology. 47 (3): 609–622. doi:10.1093/ee/nvy028 . Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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