Species Mycophila barnesi Edwards, 1938

Museums

Regional Maps

• Mycophila barnesi Edwards, F.W. 1938. On the British Lestremiinae, with notes on exotic species.—7. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 7: 253-265 [254].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH ♂ adult, Letchworth, Herts., England.
  Paratype(s) BMNH 29♀ adults.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Possibly introduced from unknown country.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal

Nearctic Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Occasional pest (mushroom cultivation).

 

General References

Clift, A.D., Loudon, B.J. & Toffolon, R.B. 1980. Occurrence of paedogenetic cecidomyiids (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in casing layer materials used in the Australian mushroom industry. General and Applied Entomology 12: 49-50 [49] (occurrence in mushroom cultivation, Australian distribution)

Clift, A.D. & Terras, M.A. 1995. Interactions between three species of mushroom cecids (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and three hybrid strains of the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporous. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 46: 627-632

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Feb-2013		25-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
16-Nov-2011		16-Nov-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)