Taxonomy and biology of two new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infesting Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Chenopodiaceae) in Australian salt marshes Veenstra-Quah, Anneke, Milne, Josephine and Kolesik, Peter 2007, Taxonomy and biology of two new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infesting Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Chenopodiaceae) in Australian salt marshes, Australian journal of entomology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 198-206, doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00603.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Taxonomy and biology of two new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infesting Sarcocornia quinqueflora (Chenopodiaceae) in Australian salt marshes Author(s) Veenstra-Quah, Anneke orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-3583 Milne, Josephine Kolesik, Peter Journal name Australian journal of entomology Volume number 46 Issue number 3 Start page 198 End page 206 Publisher Australian Entomological Society Place of publication Canberra, A.C.T. Publication date 2007-07 ISSN 1326-6756 1440-6055 Keyword(s) Asphondylia Gall histology Insect taxonomy Neophema chrysogaster Ormyromorpha trifasciata Sarcocornia quinqueflora. Summary Two new species of gall midge associated with two distinct galls on the succulent creeping shrub Sarcocornia quinqueflora are described from salt marshes in south-eastern Australia. The infestations caused by the new species hinder the growth of S. quinqueflora, the seeds of which are the major food of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster. Asphondylia floriformis sp. n. Veenstra-Quah & Kolesik transforms leaf segments into flower-like galls, whereas Asphondylia sarcocorniae sp. n. Veenstra-Quah & Kolesik produces simple swellings on branches. Both galls have fungal mycelium growing in the apoplast of the gall tissue and lining the inner surface of the larval chamber where it is presumably grazed by the larva. Descriptions of the larvae, pupae, males, females and the geographical distribution of the two gall midges in south-eastern Australia are given. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00603.x Field of Research 060399 Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007157 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 08:27:46 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:51:48 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 17 times in TR Web of Science Cited 17 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1075 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:48:56 EST