Species Eocincticornia multitudinea Tepper, 1893
- Ascelis multitudinea Tepper, J.G.O. 1893. Descriptions of South Australian brachyscelid galls. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17: 265-280 [278-279] [initially placed in Coccoidea, now recognised as belonging to the Cecidomyiidae, see Introduction and Kolesik et al. (2023) for further details].Zoobank Registration Number:46D49CE1-9226-4060-B6A1-5AA560412432
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA reg. no. not listed larva (A. Molineux iv-1885), Merino, SA.Subsequent designation references:
Taylor, K.L. 1960. Additional information on the Australian genera of the Family Psyllidae (Hemiptera: Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 8: 383-391.Secondary source:
Kolesik, P., Probets, C., Adair, R.J., Love, B., Parslow, B.A. & Taylor, G.S. 2023. Eocincticornia multitudinea (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall midge malforming leaves of Eucalyptus in south-eastern Australia,. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 147(2): 201-211 [204] (re-description).
Introduction
Originally placed in Coccoidea in error by Tepper (1893). This placement rejected by contemporary and later entomologists. Thought to be a psyllid by Fernald (1903) but not included in Hodkinson (1983). Placed in Cecidomyiidae by Taylor (1960) and this placement confirmed by Kolesik et al. (2023).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known mainly from coastal regions from west of Sydney, NSW to east of Adelaide, SA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
General References
Fernald, M.E. 1903. Notes on the Coccidae. The Canadian Entomologist 35: 22
Hodkinson, I.D. 1983. The psyllids (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of the Austro-Oriental, Pacific and Hawaiian zoogeographical realms: an annotated check list. Journal of Natural History 17: 341-377
Kolesik, P., Probets, C., Adair, R.J., Love, B., Parslow, B.A. & Taylor, G.S. 2023. Eocincticornia multitudinea (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall midge malforming leaves of Eucalyptus in south-eastern Australia,. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 147(2): 201-211
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 06-Dec-2024 | ADDED | Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS) |