Rabdophaga rosariella
| Rabdophaga rosariella | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Rabdophaga |
| Species: | R. rosariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdophaga rosariella (Kieffer, 1897) | |
Rabdophaga rosariella is a species of gall midge which forms galls on sallows (Salix species). It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1897.
Description
The gall is a small rosette, most often in an axillary bud on sallows. In Britain sallow usually refers to S. aurita, S caprea, S. cinerea and the hybrids between these species. The rosette leaves are not obviously hairy and the full grown larva does not have a sternal spatula (i.e. a structure on the underside of the thorax of the final (third) instar larva of Cecidomyiidae).[1] Larvae of R. rosariella are unique as all other known Rabdophaga larvae have a sternal spatula.[2]
Distribution
Recorded from Belgium and Great Britain.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
- ^ Harris, K M (2006). "The willow rosette gall, Radophaga rosaria: name correction". Cecidology (21): 34–35.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga rosariella (Kieffer, 1897)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
Media related to Rabdophaga rosariella at Wikimedia Commons