| Asphondylia websteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. websteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia websteri Felt, 1917 | |
Asphondylia websteri, the alfalfa gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3]
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length; many are less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. Some Cecidomyiids are also known for the strange phenomenon of paedogenesis in which the larval stage reproduces without maturing first. In some species, the daughter larvae consume the mother, while in others, reproduction occurs later on in the egg or pupa.
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Asphondylia lacinariae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asphondylia auripila is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms galls on Larrea tridentata stems.
Asphondylia prosopidis, the mesquite gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asphondylia floccosa, the woolly stem gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The larvae induce galls on Atriplex polycarpa. They don't feed on the gall itself, but rather fungus that grows within the gall. Each gall can contain anywhere from one to fifteen chambers. This species is known from Arizona and California, and was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne in 1968.
Asphondylia ratibidae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asphondylia ceanothi, the ceanothus bud gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asphondylia solidaginis is a species of gall midge (Cecidomyiidae) that induces galls on goldenrods in North America where it is widespread. It was first described by William Beutenmuller in 1907.
Asphondylia monacha is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
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Asphondylia photiniae, also known as the toyon fruit gall midge or toyon berry gall midge, is a species of midge that induces galls on the developing berries of the toyon bush in North America. Galled berries stay green and look somewhat warped. Each galled berry contains a single larva, which emerges in spring. This midge is known from the Californias, where native Heteromeles arbutifolia grows in relative abundance.
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