Asteromyia gutierreziae
Appearance
Asteromyia gutierreziae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Asteromyia |
Species: | A. gutierreziae
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Binomial name | |
Asteromyia gutierreziae Felt, 1916
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Asteromyia gutierreziae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4]
They are black, about 3-5mm long and found on upper leaves, lower leaves and the stem.[5]
They can cause galls, on such plants as Medranoa palmeri (Texas Desert Goldenrod),[6] Baccharis angustifolia, Baccharis sarothroides, Gutierrezia californica, Gutierrezia microcephala, Gutierrezia sarothrae and Gymnosperma glutinosum.
References
[edit]- ^ "Asteromyia gutierreziae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia gutierreziae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia gutierreziae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia gutierreziae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia gutierreziae". www.gallformers.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Medranoa palmeri". www.gallformers.org. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Raymond J. Gagné: (1968) A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Asteromyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
- 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.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.