Asphondylia is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds.[1][2] There are over 300 described species in Asphondylia, with many more likely to be discovered and described, especially in the southern hemisphere.[1][2]

Asphondylia
Asphondylia solidaginis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Tribe: Asphondyliini
Genus: Asphondylia
Asphondylia solidaginis, gall in goldenrod (Solidago)
Asphondylia solidaginis pupa in its gall

Within the genus, characteristics of the larvae and pupae are often most useful for distinguishing between species since adults of most species look very similar to one another.[3] The species inducing a given gall can sometimes be identified based on the shape and placement of the gall in combination with the identity of the host plant.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Netta Dorchin; Jeffrey B. Joy; Lukas K. Hilke; Michael J. Wise; Warren G. Abrahamson (14 May 2015). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Asphondylia species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of North American goldenrods: challenging morphology, complex host associations, and cryptic speciation". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (2): 265–304. doi:10.1111/ZOJ.12234. ISSN 1096-3642. Wikidata Q99657406.
  3. ^ Raymond J. Gagné; Jung Wook Kim; Nami Uechi; Junichi Yukawa (October 2018). "A New Pest Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Grape Berries (Vitaceae) in Southwestern North America with Descriptive Notes on the Genus". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 120 (4): 779–790. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.120.4.779. ISSN 0013-8797. Wikidata Q104459527.
  4. ^ Bernardo, Umberto; Nugnes, Francesco; Gualtieri, Liberata; Nicoletti, Rosario; Varricchio, Paola; Sasso, Raffaele; Viggiani, Gennaro (6 June 2018). "A New Gall Midge Species of Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Inducing Flower Galls on Clinopodium nepeta (Lamiaceae) From Europe, Its Phenology, and Associated Fungi". Environmental Entomology. 47 (3): 609–622. doi:10.1093/ee/nvy028. PMID 29534165. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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