First gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) known to feed on plant family Atherospermataceae: a new species of Asphondylia damaging the endangered Australian tree Daphnandra johnsonii

Peter Kolesik; Nathan Butterworth; Jedda Lemmon; Tracey Gibson; James F. Wallman

doi:10.1111/aen.12387

First gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) known to feed on plant family Atherospermataceae: a new species of Asphondylia damaging the endangered Australian tree Daphnandra johnsonii

Peter Kolesik, Nathan Butterworth, Jedda Lemmon, Tracey Gibson, James F. Wallman

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A new gall midge, here named Asphondylia daphnandrae Kolesik sp. nov., is described and a segment of its cytochrome oxidase unit I mitochondrial gene is sequenced. Asphondylia daphnandrae is significant as the first gall midge known to feed on a plant from the family Atherospermataceae (Laurales). The host plant tree Daphnandra johnsonii is endemic to the Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia, and is currently threatened with extinction. Larvae of the new species of gall midge were found feeding inside deformed fruits, impeding the sexual reproduction of this endangered plant species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-323
Number of pages	7
Journal	Austral Entomology
Volume	58
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12387
Publication status	Published - May 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

co-extinction
Daphnandra apatela
Illawarra Socketwood tree
Monimiaceae

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