Asphondylia floccosa
Asphondylia floccosa, the woolly stem gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The larvae induce galls on Atriplex polycarpa.[1] 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.[2] This species is known from Arizona and California, and was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne in 1968.[1]
| Asphondylia floccosa | |
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| Asphondylia floccosa gall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. floccosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia floccosa Gagne, 1968 | |
References
- 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.
- Dixon, Kevin A.; Lerma, Robert R.; Craig, Timothy P.; Hughes, Kimberly A. (1 June 1998). "Gall Morphology and Community Composition in Asphondylia flocossa (Cecidomyiidae) Galls on Atriplex polycarpa (Chenopodiaceae)". Environmental Entomology. 27 (3): 592–599. doi:10.1093/ee/27.3.592.
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