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Asteromyia tumifica is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] This fly causes blister galls on green stems at the base of goldenrod stems. It has a fungal symbiont responsible for forming a black, hard cast around full-grown larvae. The fungi are transported by the female midges in the ovipositor and spores are transferred at the time of egg insertion into the stem. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Asteromyia tumifica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia tumifica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia tumifica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Asteromyia tumifica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Borkent, Art (1985). "Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) are vectors for their fungal symbionts" (PDF). Symbiosis. 1: 185–194.
Further reading
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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