Description of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae sp. Nov., A cecidomyiid feeding on inflorescences of Chionochloa (Poaceae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Kolesik, Peter ^a   Sarfati, Michal S ^b   Kelly, Dave ^b   Brockerhoff, Eckehard G ^c  

^a Bionomics Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

C. conspicua; C. crassiuscula; C. flavescens; C. macra; C. oreophila; C. pallens; C. rigida; C. rubra; C. spiralis; C. teretifolia; Cecidomyiidae; Chionochloa australis; Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae; Extended diapause; Gall midge; Mast seeding; Poaceae; Predator satiation; Tussock grass

Indexed keywords

GALL; GRASS; INSECT; LARVA; MASTING; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SEED PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIONOCHLOA; CHIONOCHLOA AUSTRALIS; CHIONOCHLOA FLAVESCENS; CHIONOCHLOA MACRA; CHIONOCHLOA PALLENS; CHIONOCHLOA RIGIDA; CHIONOCHLOA RUBRA; EUCALYPTODIPLOSIS; EUCALYPTUS; POACEAE;

EID: 34547176700     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510069     Document Type: Article

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