Lasioptera ephedrae
Lasioptera ephedrae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] It forms galls on Ephedra trifurca stems.[5]
| Lasioptera ephedrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Lasioptera |
| Species: | L. ephedrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasioptera ephedrae Cockerell, 1898 | |
References
- "Lasioptera ephedrae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Lasioptera ephedrae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Lasioptera ephedrae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Lasioptera ephedrae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- 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.
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.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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