Preliminary Study on the Leaf-Gall Midge Asphondylia sp.-a New Insect Pest of Longan (Sapindaceae) in China

The paper reported a new insect pest,which induces galls on longan leaves.It belongs to the genus Asphondylia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiinae: Asphondyliini). The gall midge induces cylindrical-shaped galls,proportionately more of which were located on primary lateral veins or midveins of the lower surface of host leaf,as compared with on the upper surface.The main characteristic of well-developed galls and adults were observed and described,as well as the occurrence and harm of gall midge.
Asphondylia Dimocarpus longan gall Cecidomyiidae gall midge China
H.Q.Hu R.J.Wu X.X.Wei Z.J.Cai J.Chen S.L.Pan S.X.Wen
Fruit Research Institute of FAAS Fuzhou,Fujian China
国际会议
福州
英文
627-629
2008-08-25(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)