African rice gall midge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Orseolia
Species:
O. oryzivora
Binomial name
Orseolia oryzivora
Harris & Gagné, 1982[1]

Orseolia oryzivora, also called the African rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice crops in Africa.[2][1]

Monitoring

Orseolia oryzivora and O. oryzae are morphologically, and even microscopically, indistinguishable, and so DNA differentiation methods have been developed.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Harris, K. M; Gagné, R. J. (1982). "Description of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora sp. n., with comparative notes on the Asian rice gall midge, O. oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 72 (3): 467–472. doi:10.1017/s000748530001364x. ISSN 0007-4853.
  2. ↑ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ↑ Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology. Annual Reviews. 48 (1): 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 12460937.


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