Species Dentifibula nigroapicalis Kolesik, 2013
- Dentifibula nigroapicalis Kolesik, P. & De Faveri, S. 2013. A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. Austral Entomology 2013: 1-5 [Date published 13 December 2013: printed in Austral Entomology 53(1): 99-103, February 2014] [2 [100]].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 29–002885 ♂, Cairns, Queensland, Australia [16°55′6″S, 145°46′33″E].
Paratype(s) SAMA 29–002886 to 29–002891 2♂ 3♀, 1 larva; QM 2♀, same data as holotype
Comment: reared from larvae preying on the scale Aulacaspis australis Brimblecombe, feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lamk. 1793 (Rhizophoraceae).
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECIDOMYIINAE | 04-Nov-2013 | ADDED |