Stenodiplosis sorghicola

Stenodiplosis sorghicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Sciaroidea
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Stenodiplosis
Species:	S. sorghicola
Binomial name
Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett, 1899)
Synonyms [1]
Diplosis sorghicola Coquillett, 1899 Contarinia sorghicola

Stenodiplosis sorghicola, the sorghum midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is a pest of millets. The species is native to Africa and is also found in India. During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants. ^[5]

Anatomy

The head is yellow in colour with the antennae and legs being brown . The thorax and abdomen are orange red, the wings grey hyaline. The males are shorter than the female with the former being about 1.3 mm and the latter about 1.6 mm. The two sexes can be easily differentiated by the presence of their well-developed ovipositor. ^[6]

References

1. "Contarinia sorghicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Contarinia sorghicola species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Contarinia sorghicola Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
5. Kalaisekar, A.; Padmaja, P.G.; Bhagwat, V.R.; Patil, J.V. (2017). "Insect–Plant Relationships". Insect Pests of Millets. pp. 123–142. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804243-4.00004-5. ISBN   978-0-12-804243-4.
6. Edde, Peter A. (2022). "Arthropod pests of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)". Field Crop Arthropod Pests of Economic Importance. pp. 348–408. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818621-3.00011-2. ISBN   978-0-12-818621-3. The females are about 1.6 mm in length and the male 1.3 mm (Fig. 6.7.2). The sexes are readily differentiated by the more robust appearance of the females, their well-developed ovipositor, the length of which often exceeds that of the entire body, more deliberate movements as compared with the quick, nervous actions of the males

Further reading

• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2018.
• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2014.