Species Asphondylia sarcocorniae Veenstra-Quah & Kolesik, 2007
- Asphondylia sarcocorniae Veenstra-Quah, A.A. & Kolesik, P. in Veenstra-Quah, A.A., Milne, J. & Kolesik, P. 2007. Taxonomy and biology of two new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infesting Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Chenopidaceae) in Australian salt marshes. Australian Journal of Entomology 46: 198-206.
Type data:
Holotype SAMA I21790 ♂, Vic, Gartside, French Island National Park [38°18'43'' 145°24'53''].
Paratype(s) SAMA I21791-I21796 3♂ 3♀. 2 pupae, 1 larva (same data as for holotype); ANIC same data as for holotype 3♂ 3♀, 2 pupae, 1 larva.Type host:
Sarcocornia quinquiflora (Bunge Ex Ung.-Stern.) AJ Scott [CHENOPODIACEAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
'… possibly the entire southern Australian coast between Queensland and Western Australia".
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, gall-inducer.
Extra Ecological Information
Induces swelling on branches.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 25-Feb-2013 | 25-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |