Cystiphora sonchi

Cystiphora sonchi
Cystiphora sonchi on Sonchus arvensis. Found in Bērzi village near Bauska city, Latvia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Cystiphora
Species:
C. sonchi
Binomial name
Cystiphora sonchi
(Bremi, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Cecidomyia sonchi Bremi, 1847

Cystiphora sonchi is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is native to Eurasia, but has been introduced to North America as a biocontrol of sow thistles. The larvae cause small, circular galls on the leaves of the host plants. Several species of parasitic wasps use the larvae as hosts.

This species was first described as Cecidomyia sonchi by Swiss entomologist Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1847.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cystiphora sonchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Cystiphora sonchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Cystiphora sonchi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. 1 2 3 Hesler, Louis; Gates, Michael; Eric A. Beckendorf (2020). "New records document Cystiphora sonchi (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and associated parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in the continental United States". Insecta Mundi. 0815: 1–8. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q130680130. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Eric A. Beckendorf  (help)
  5. ↑ "Cystiphora sonchi". gallformers.org. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. ↑ Gagné, Raymond; Jaschhof, Mathias (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.