Lasioptera ephedrae

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Lasioptera ephedrae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Lasioptera
Species:
L. ephedrae
Binomial name
Lasioptera ephedrae
Cockerell, 1898

Lasioptera ephedrae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It forms galls on Ephedra trifurca stems. [5]

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References

  1. "Lasioptera ephedrae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Lasioptera ephedrae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Lasioptera ephedrae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Lasioptera ephedrae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Herman, R. Peter; Bynum, Holly G.; Alexander, Anthony B. (1993). "Interaction between the Black Yeast Aureobasidium pullulans and the Gall Midge Lasioptera ephedricola in Gall Formation on the Desert Shrub Ephedra trifurca". Ecography. 16 (3): 261–268. ISSN   0906-7590 . Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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