Description, host range and distribution of a new Macrodiplosis species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces leaf-margin fold galls on deciduous Quercus (Fagaceae) with comparative notes on Palaearctic congeners

Wanggyu Kim, Junichi Yukawa, Keith M. Harris, Tsuneo Minami, Kazunori Matsuo, Małgorzata Skrzypczyńska

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Abstract

A gall midge that induces upwardly folded leaf-margin galls on Quercus serrata, Q. mongolica and Q. dentata (Fagaceae) in Japan and South Korea is described as Macrodiplosis selenis sp. n. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). M. selenis is distinguished from Palaearctic congeners by a combination of morphological characters. Genetic differences supported the result of morphological comparison and indicated that M. selenis is closely related to the European M. roboris, whose gall is similar to that of M. selenis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)222-238
Number of pages17
JournalZootaxa
Volume3821
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 20 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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