Asphondylia floccosa, the woolly stem gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The larvae induce galls on Atriplex polycarpa.[1] They don't feed on the gall itself, but rather fungus that grows within the gall. Each gall can contain anywhere from one to fifteen chambers.[2] This species is known from Arizona and California, and was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne in 1968.[1]
Asphondylia floccosa | |
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Asphondylia floccosa gall | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Asphondylia |
Species: | A. floccosa
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Binomial name | |
Asphondylia floccosa Gagne, 1968
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References
edit- ^ a b c R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
- ^ Dixon, Kevin A.; Lerma, Robert R.; Craig, Timothy P.; Hughes, Kimberly A. (1 June 1998). "Gall Morphology and Community Composition in Asphondylia flocossa (Cecidomyiidae) Galls on Atriplex polycarpa (Chenopodiaceae)". Environmental Entomology. 27 (3): 592–599. doi:10.1093/ee/27.3.592.