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New gall midges ( D iptera: C ecidomyiidae) from P apua N ew G uinea
Author(s) -
Kolesik Peter,
Butterill Philip T
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
austral entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2052-1758
pISSN - 2052-174X
DOI - 10.1111/aen.12095
Subject(s) - gall , biology , botany
Two new species of gall midges that feed on trees in P apua N ew G uinea are described. The larvae of S chizomyia novoguineensis K olesik sp. nov. transform the flowers of M acaranga aleuritoides ( E uphorbiaceae) into spherical galls preventing sexual reproduction of the host tree. The larvae of R hopalomyia psychotriae K olesik sp. nov. induce pustulate leaf galls on P sychotria ramuensis ( R ubiaceae). Descriptions of adults and immature stages, and DNA sequences of the cytochrome oxidase unit I mitochondrial gene segment, are given for each of the new species.