Asphondylia amaranthi
| Asphondylia amaranthi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Asphondyliidi |
| Tribe: | Asphondyliini |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. amaranthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia amaranthi Felt, 1935 | |
Asphondylia amaranthi is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1]
The larvae of this species induce galls on the fruit of Amaranthus blitoides.[1][2] Though its host plant is widespread in North America[3] this gall midge species has only been reported from Texas and Florida in the United States and Tamaulipas in Mexico.[1]
It was first described by American entomologist Ephraim Porter Felt in 1935.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
- ^ a b E P Felt (1935). "New Species of Gall Midges from Texas". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 8 (1): 1–8. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25081400. Wikidata Q93494129.
- ^ Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, Wikidata Q1429295