Species Contarinia roperi Harris, 1979
- Contarinia roperi 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 [171].
Type data:
Holotype QM T7766 ♂ adult, Roper River Road, NT.
Paratype(s) QM 4♀ ♂ adults; BMNH 8♀ 4♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Gulf Coastal (GUC)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with Sorghum plumosum [Poaceae].
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2015 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 25-Feb-2013 | 25-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |