Biology:Asphondylia
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Short description: Genus of flies
| Asphondylia | |
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| Asphondylia solidaginis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Tribe: | Asphondyliini |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
Asphondylia solidaginis, gall in goldenrod (Solidago)
Asphondylia is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds.[1][2] There are over 300 described species in Asphondylia, with many more likely to be discovered and described, especially in the southern hemisphere.[1][2]
Within the genus, characteristics of the larvae and pupae are often most useful for distinguishing between species since adults of most species look very similar to one another.[3] The species inducing a given gall can sometimes be identified based on the shape and placement of the gall in combination with the identity of the host plant.[2]
Species
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 , Wikidata Q109561625
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 , Wikidata Q99657406
- ↑ , Wikidata Q104459527
- ↑ Bernardo, Umberto; Nugnes, Francesco; Gualtieri, Liberata; Nicoletti, Rosario; Varricchio, Paola; Sasso, Raffaele; Viggiani, Gennaro (6 June 2018). "A New Gall Midge Species of Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Inducing Flower Galls on Clinopodium nepeta (Lamiaceae) From Europe, Its Phenology, and Associated Fungi". Environmental Entomology 47 (3): 609–622. doi:10.1093/ee/nvy028. PMID 29534165. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/47/3/609/4925352. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14540064 entry
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