Species Austrolopesia melaleucae Kolesik, 1999
- Austrolopesia melaleucae Kolesik, P. 1999. A new genus and species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) damaging flowers of the South Australian swamp paper-bark, Melaleuca halmaturorum (Myrtaceae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 123: 31-36 [33].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I21410 ♂ (gall collected 2.ix.1997 by D. Peacock and S. Jennings, adult emerged 23.ix.1997), Coorong National Park, Loop Road, SA [139°41'E, 36°11'S].
Paratype(s) SAMA I21411-I21418 3♀, 2 pupal skins, 3 larvae (adults emerged23.xi-9.x.1997, larvae collected with holotype), same data as holotype; ANIC 1♂, 2♀, 1 pupal skin, 2 larvae (adults emerged 23.ix-9.x.1997, larvae collected with holotype), same data as holotype.Type host:
Melaleuca halmaturorum F. Muell. ex Miq. [Myrtaceae] (ex flower gall)
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Gall-inducer (associated flora: Melaleuca halmaturorum F. Muell. ex Miq. [MYRTACEAE] (ex flower gall)).
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) |
| 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 | ADDED |