Rhopalomyia pomum
Rhopalomyia pomum, the sponge gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] The midges form leaf galls on Great Basin sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata).[5]
| Rhopalomyia pomum | |
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| Leaf galls caused by Rhopalomyia pomum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Tribe: | Oligotrophini |
| Genus: | Rhopalomyia |
| Species: | R. pomum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalomyia pomum Gagne, 1975 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Rhopalomyia pomum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Rhopalomyia pomum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Rhopalomyia pomum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Rhopalomyia pomum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- Russo, Ron (2006). Field Guide to the Plant Galls of California and Other Western States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520248861.
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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