Title of article :
Additions to the fauna of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Iran
Author/Authors :
Karimpour ، Younes Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - Urmia University , Skuhrava ، Marcela
Abstract :
The gall midges, Janetiella convolvuli Mirumyan Skuhravá, 2017 and Orseolia cynodontis Kieffer Massalongo, 1902 are discovered in Iran for the first time based on adult specimens reared from galls on Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae) and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Persoon (Poaceae), respectively. The galls of J. convolvuli and O. cynodontis were previously recorded only in Armenia and European/African sections of the western part of the Palaearctic region, respectively. Some relevant diagnostic characters, photographs, ecological and biological notes, and distributional data for the newly recorded species are provided.
Keywords :
Bermudagrass , bindweed , gall midge , New record , distribution
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics