Species Contarinia scirpi Harris, 1979
- Contarinia scirpi Harris, K.M. 1979. Descriptions and host ranges of the sorghum midge, Contarinia sorghicola (Coquillett) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), and of eleven new species of Contarinia reared from Gramineae and Cyperaceae in Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 69: 161-182 [180].
Type data:
Holotype QM T7775 ♀ adult, Elsey Creek, NT.
Paratype(s) QM ♀ 2♂ adults; BMNH 2♀ ♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Elsey Creek and Roper Bar Road, Elsey Creek, NT.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Sturt Plateau (STU)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with Fimbristylus lacustris and Scirpus lacustris [Cyperaceae].
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 | 25-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |