Orseolia oryzivora

African rice gall midge
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Orseolia
Species:	O. oryzivora
Binomial name
	Orseolia oryzivora; Harris & Gagné, 1982

Last updated July 04, 2025

Orseolia oryzivora, also called the African rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice crops in Africa.^[2]^[1]

Monitoring

Orseolia oryzivora and O. oryzae are morphologically, and even microscopically, indistinguishable, and so DNA differentiation methods have been developed.^[3]

References

1 2 Harris, K. M; Gagné, R. J. (1982). "Description of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora sp. n., with comparative notes on the Asian rice gall midge, O. oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research . 72 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 467–472. doi:10.1017/s000748530001364x. ISSN 0007-4853.
↑ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
↑ Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology . 48 (1). Annual Reviews: 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 12460937.

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[Harris-Gagne-1982-1] 1 2 Harris, K. M; Gagné, R. J. (1982). "Description of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora sp. n., with comparative notes on the Asian rice gall midge, O. oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research . 72 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 467–472. doi:10.1017/s000748530001364x. ISSN 0007-4853.

[insects-2] Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[Harris-et-al-2003-3] Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology . 48 (1). Annual Reviews: 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 12460937.

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