Asphondylia betheli

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Asphondylia betheli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Asphondylia
Species:
A. betheli
Binomial name
Asphondylia betheli
Cockerell, 1907
Synonyms [1]
  • Asphondylia arizonensis Felt, 1907
  • Asphondylia opuntiae Felt, 1908

Asphondylia betheli is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] This midge is widespread in the southwestern United States. [1] The larvae of this species induce galls on in the fruit of Opuntia cacti. [1] [2]

This species was first described by American zoologist Theodore Cockerell in 1907. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 T.D.A. Cockerell (September 1907). "A gall-gnat of the prickly pear cactus". The Canadian Entomologist . 39 (9): 324. doi:10.4039/ENT39324B-9. ISSN   0008-347X. Wikidata   Q109696497.

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