A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
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2013
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| Resumo |
Dentifibula nigroapicalisKolesik sp. nov., a new species of gall midge, is described whose larvae were found preying on the mangrove scale insect Aulacaspis australisBrimblecombe (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae). The mangrove scale was feeding on leaves of the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (Rhizophoraceae) in Queensland. The new species is the first DentifibulaFelt known from Australia. © 2013 Australian Entomological Society. |
| Identificador |
Kolesik, P. and 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. Australian Journal of Entomology . ISSN 13266756 (ISSN) |
| Relação |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aen.12057 http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/4261/ |
| Palavras-Chave | #Fruit and fruit culture #Entomology |
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Article PeerReviewed |
