Cystiphora sonchi is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3] It is native to Eurasia, but has been introduced to North America as a biocontrol of sow thistles.[4] The larvae cause small, circular galls on the leaves of the host plants.[4][5] Several species of parasitic wasps use the larvae as hosts.[4]
| Cystiphora sonchi | |
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| Cystiphora sonchi on Sonchus arvensis. Found in Bērzi village near Bauska city, Latvia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Cystiphora |
| Species: | C. sonchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cystiphora sonchi (Bremi, 1847)
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This species was first described as Cecidomyia sonchi by Swiss entomologist Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1847.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cystiphora sonchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Cystiphora sonchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Cystiphora sonchi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b c Louis S. Hesler; Michael W. Gates; Eric A. Beckendorf (27 November 2020). "New records document Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and associated parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in the continental United States". Insecta Mundi. 0815: 1–8. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q130680130.
- ^ "Cystiphora sonchi". gallformers.org. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ 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.
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