Species Neolasioptera lathami

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · See Also · Print References

Bioblitz Durham NC stem galls on Baccharis halimifolia Rhopalia californica 2015 1 - Neolasioptera lathami

Jekyll Island Georgia stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia at driftwood beach 2015 1 - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on groundsel tree - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia D_G117 2021 1.1 - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia D_G117 adult 2021 1 - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia D_G117 adult 2021 2 - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia D_G117 adult 2021 3 - Neolasioptera lathami

Stem gall on Baccharis halimifolia D_G117 adult 2021 4 - Neolasioptera lathami

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)

Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)

Family Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)

Subfamily Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)

Supertribe Lasiopteridi

Tribe Alycaulini

Genus Neolasioptera

Species lathami (Neolasioptera lathami)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Neolasioptera lathami Gagné 1971

Explanation of Names

Named for naturalist Roy Latham (1881-1979), who collected some of the type series.

Range

Eastern North America, Arizona, released in Australia for control of Baccharis halimifolia

Remarks

Larvae form 1-3 cm communal soft globular galls near the ends of branches of Baccharis halimifolia and B. neglecta.

See Also

Neolasioptera baccharicola forms hard cylindrical galls.

Print References

Gagné, R.J. 1971. Two new species of North American Neolasioptera from Baccharis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae – Compositae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 73: 153–157.

Diatloff, G. and W. A. Palmer. 1987. The host specificity of Neolasioptera lathami Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with notes on its biology and phenology. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 89(1):122-125

Contributed by John F. Carr on 1 January, 2020 - 2:36pm

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