Contarinia negundinis

Contarinia negundinis
Larvae on leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Supertribe: Cecidomyiidi
Tribe: Cecidomyiini
Genus: Contarinia
Species:
C. negundinis
Binomial name
Contarinia negundinis
Gillette, 1890
Synonyms[1]
  • Cecidomyia negundinis Gillette, 1890
  • Contarinia negundifolia Felt, 1908

Contarinia negundinis, known generally as boxelder gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the boxelder bud gall midge and boxelder leaf gall midge.[1][2][3][4] It is the only North American species that enters diapause during the pupal stage of development. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Contarinia negundinis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ^ "Contarinia negundinis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ "Contarinia negundinis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ^ "Contarinia negundinis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ^ Gagné, Raymond J. (1989). "Biology". The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0801419182.

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