A new species of Pseudasphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) associated with Magnolia kobus DC. var. borealis Sarg. (Magnoliaceae) in Japan

Autor: Hiroki Matsuda, Ayman Elsayed, Wanggyu Kim, Satoshi Yamauchi, Martin Libra, Naoto Kamata, Junichi Yukawa, Makoto Tokuda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 1-15 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2828
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e68016
Popis: A gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inducing leaf bud galls on Magnolia kobus DC. var. borealis Sarg. (Magnoliaceae) was found in Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan.Based on its morphology, the species is regarded as an undescribed species of the genus Pseudasphondylia Monzen (Cecidomyiinae, Cecidomyiidi, Asphondyliini). The species is described as Pseudasphondylia saohimea Matsuda, Elsayed and Tokuda n. sp. The new species is easily distinguishable from congeners by the number of adult palpal segments, and the shape of the male terminalia and larval spatula.
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