Biology:Neolasioptera allioniae

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Neolasioptera allioniae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Neolasioptera
Species:
N. allioniae
Binomial name
Neolasioptera allioniae
(Felt, 1911)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasioptera allioniae Felt, 1911

Neolasioptera allioniae is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.[2][1][3][4] It forms galls in Allionia (Nyctaginaceae), possibly also other species in the family including Mirabilis nyctaginea. It occurs in the United States of America from Colorado to Texas, possibly more widely (as its host plants).[2]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. 
  • Gagné, R.J. (1989). The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-1918-2. 
  • Gagné, R.J. (1994). The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-2786-X. 
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J. et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253. 
  • "Biosystematic Database of World Diptera". Diptera Data Dissemination Disk (North American Dipterists Society c/o SEL, USDA) 1. 1998. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13615545 entry