Species Asphondylia daphnandrae Kolesik, 2019
- Asphondylia daphnandrae Kolesik, P. in Kolesik, P., Butterworth, N., Lemmon, J., Gibson, T. & Wallman, J.F. 2019. First gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) known to feed on plant family Atherospermataceae: a new species of Asphondylia damaging the endangered Australian tree Daphnandra johnsonii. Austral Entomology 58: 317–323 [50].Zoobank Registration Number:zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:89D08DC2-CF3E- 44D9-9879-F05FF01230BC.
Type data:
Holotype SAMA SAMA 29-005651 ♂ (collected as larva within fruit gall on Daphnandra johnsonii, reared.), Minnamurra, New South Wales, Australia [34.63°S, 150.72°E].
Paratype(s) SAMA 2♂ 3♀, four pupal skins, six larvae, same data as holotype; SAMA 4♂, 5♀, five pupal skins (reared), same data as holotype but collected at Willow Gully, New South Wales [34.67°S, 150.84°E].Type host:
Daphnandra johnsonii [ATHEROSPERMATACEAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Daphnandra johnsonii Schodde [ATHEROSPERMATACEAE]).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 06-Jul-2019 | ADDED |