Species Zeuxidiplosis giardi (Kieffer, 1896)
- Diplosis giardi Kieffer, J.J. 1896. Observations sur les Diplosis, et diagnoses de cinq espèces nouvelles (Dipt.). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1896: 382-384 [383].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP ♀ ♂ adults (number of specimens in type series not stated in original desciption), Lorraine, France. - Diplosis giardiana Kieffer, J.J. 1897. Nachtrag zu den Zoocecidien Lothringens. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 42: 17-24 [20] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Diplosis giardi Kieffer, 1896].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gagné, R.J. 1989. 12. Family Cecidomyiidae. pp. 152-163 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [161]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Europe; introd: USA (California), Australia, New Zealand; immigr.: South Africa (Gagné, R.L., 2010). Introduced as a biological control agent for Hypericum perforatum (Hypericaceae), St John's Wort.
Introduced.
IBRA
Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: gall-inducer.
Extra Ecological Information
Biological control agent for St Johns wort.
General References
Gagné, R.J. 1989. 12. Family Cecidomyiidae. pp. 152-163 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [161] (presence in Australia listed)
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) |