| Asphondylia betheli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Asphondylia |
| Species: | A. betheli |
| Binomial name | |
| Asphondylia betheli Cockerell, 1907 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asphondylia betheli is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] This midge is widespread in the southwestern United States.[1] The larvae of this species induce galls on in the fruit of Opuntia cacti.[1][2]
This species was first described by American zoologist Theodore Cockerell in 1907.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
- 1 2 T.D.A. Cockerell (September 1907). "A gall-gnat of the prickly pear cactus". The Canadian Entomologist. 39 (9): 324. doi:10.4039/ENT39324B-9. ISSN 0008-347X. Wikidata Q109696497.
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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