Species Rhopalomyia californica Felt, 1908
Groundsel Gall Midge
- Rhopalomyia californica Felt, E.P. 1908. Appendix D. New species of Cecidomyiidae II. in 23rd report of the State Entomologist on injurious and other insects of the State of New York, 1907. Bulletin of the New York State Museum (of Natural History) 124: 286-422 [364].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Introduction
Introduced into Australia as a biological control agent for groundsel bush
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from United States of America.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Melksham, J. 1991. The rise and fall of the groundsel gall midge Rhopalomyia californica in south east Queensland. Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 19: 55-57
- Palmer, W.A., Diatloff, G. & Melksham, J. 1993. The host specificity of Rhopalomyia californica Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its importation into Australia as a biological control agent for Baccharis halimifolia L. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95: 1-6
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus [ASTERACEAE] Groundsel).
Extra Ecological Information
Larva and pupa parasitized by species of the family Torymidae (Hymenoptera) in Australia, adult was introduced from North America as a biological control agent of the groundsel bush, Baccharis halimifolia L. [Asteraceae] in 1983.
General References
Alexander, C.P. 1966. Undescribed species of nematocerous Diptera. Part XIII. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 58: 133-138 [134] (hymenopteran parasite)
Ehler, L.E. 1987. Ecology of Rhopalomyia californica Felt at Jasper Ridge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 63: 237-241 [237] (biology)
Ehler, L.E. & Kinsey, M.G. 1990. Influence of gall size on survival and fecundity of Rhopalomyia californica (Diptera: Ceciomyiidae), a biological–control agent for Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae). Environmental Entomology 19: 1558-1565 [1558] (biology)
Melksham, J. 1991. The rise and fall of the groundsel gall midge Rhopalomyia californica in south east Queensland. Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 19: 55-57 [55] (short term success as a biological control agent)
Palmer, W.A., Diatloff, G. & Melksham, J. 1993. The host specificity of Rhopalomyia californica Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its importation into Australia as a biological control agent for Baccharis halimifolia L. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95: 1-6 [1] (biological control)
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 | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Jun-2017 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Jul-2015 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Feb-2013 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-May-2011 | 26-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED |