Asphondylia ambrosiae
| Asphondylia ambrosiae | |
|---|---|
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| Gall induced by Asphondylia ambrosiae on an Ambrosia artemisiifolia plant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. ambrosiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia ambrosiae Gagné, 1975 | |
Asphondylia ambrosiae is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] The insects form fuzzy, globose bud galls on ragweed plants (Ambrosia spp.).[5] The young pupate within the galls.[5]
References
- ↑ "Asphondylia ambrosiae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Asphondylia ambrosiae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Asphondylia ambrosiae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Asphondylia ambrosiae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- 1 2 Gagné, Raymond J. (1975). "The gall midges of ragweed, Ambrosia, with descriptions of two new species (Ditera: Cecidomyiidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 77: 50–55.
Further reading
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2018.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2014.