Species Dasineura acaciaelongifoliae (Skuse, 1890)
- Cecidomyia (Cecidomyia) acaciae-longifoliae Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Nematocera.—Supplement I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(2): 373-413, Pl. XVI [374].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC 29-38458 1 ♂, Sydney, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) ANIC 29-38457,59,66,68; 29-38460–5,67,69,70; 29-38471–7 4 ♂, 9 ♀, 7 pupal skins, same as Lectotype;
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) 14 adults (re-designated as Lectotype and Paralectotypes by Kolesik & Gagné (2016)), Sydney, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Kolesik, P. & Gagné, R.J. 2016. Revision of early taxa of Australian gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Zootaxa 4205(4): 301–338 [312].Type host:
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Wild. [Mimosaceae]
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kolesik, P., Adair, R.J. & Eick, G. 2005. Nine new species of Dasineura (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) from flowers of Australian Acacia (Mimosaceae). Systematic Entomology 30: 454-479 [469] (redescription)
- Kolesik, P. & Gagné, R.J. 2016. Revision of early taxa of Australian gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Zootaxa 4205(4): 301–338 [312]
Generic Combinations
- Dasineura acaciaelongifoliae (Skuse, 1890). —
Gagné, R.J. & Marohasy, J. 1993. The gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Acacia spp. (Mimosaceae) in Kenya. Insecta Mundi 7: 77-124 [80]
Introduction
Kolesik et al. (2005) redescribe the species and note that Skuse's types are in poor condition.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia longifolia; Acacia sophorae; Acacia sophorae x A. oxycedrus; Acacia implexa; Acacia stricta; Acacia maidenii).
Diagnosis
DNA analysis. Cytochrome b sequenced for RJA2574 (GenBank accession number AY278680), RJA2626 and
RJA3157 (New South Wales, Uranga [30o27746S, 153o00202E], ex flower gall on A. sophorae collected 27.x.2001).
Diagnosis References
Kolesik, P., Adair, R.J. & Eick, G. 2005. Nine new species of Dasineura (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) from flowers of Australian Acacia (Mimosaceae). Systematic Entomology 30: 454-479 [469]
General References
Gagné, R.J. 1989. 12. Family Cecidomyiidae. pp. 152-163 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [158] (listed as an unplaced species of Oligotrophini)
Kolesik, P., Adair, R.J. & Eick, G. 2005. Nine new species of Dasineura (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) from flowers of Australian Acacia (Mimosaceae). Systematic Entomology 30: 454-479 [469]
Skuse, F.A.A. 1890. Diptera of Australia. Nematocera.—Supplement I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 5(2): 373-413, Pl. XVI [375] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS) |
| 10-Nov-2020 | NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 | 01-Apr-2021 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 11-Jul-2019 | CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | BIBIONOMORPHA Hennig, 1954 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 31-May-2018 | Dasineurini | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Jun-2017 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Feb-2013 | 25-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-May-2011 | 26-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 26-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |