Pseudasphondylia tominagai, a new gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing flower bud galls on Eleutherococcus spinosus (Araliaceae) in Japan

By

Elsayed, Ayman
Yukawa, Junichi
Tokuda, Makoto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-07-29

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Asphondyliina , Asphondyliini , host-alternation , Taxonomic key

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e35673
eLocator: e35673

 

Abstract

The genusPseudasphondylia(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini: Asphondyliina) comprises ten Palearctic, Oriental and Australian species associated with various hosts belonging to at least ten plant families.A new species,PseudasphondyliatominagaiElsayed & Tokuda n. sp., that induces flower bud galls onEleutherococcusspinosus(L.f.) S.Y.Hu (Araliaceae) is described. This species is considered to alternate between host plants seasonally. A key to males of knownPseudasphondyliaspecies is provided.