Relationships between the gall-midge genera Trotteria and Verbasciola (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), with description of new species from the Middle Volga River Area

Z. A. Fedotova

DOI:10.1134/S0013873807050089

Corpus ID: 27459386

Relationships between the gall-midge genera Trotteria and Verbasciola (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), with description of new species from the Middle Volga River Area

@article{Fedotova2007RelationshipsBT,
  title={Relationships between the gall-midge genera Trotteria and Verbasciola (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), with description of new species from the Middle Volga River Area},
  author={Z. A. Fedotova},
  journal={Entomological Review},
  year={2007},
  volume={87},
  pages={598-620}
}

Z. A. Fedotova

Published 2007

Biology

Entomological Review

Gall midges of the genera Trotteria and Verbasciola of the supertribe Lasiopteridi are inquilines. The widespread genus Trotteria includes 28 species developing in galls of 30 species of gall midges; 24 species develop in galls of Asphondyliidi. Gall midges-hosts and inquilines were found on 57 plant species of 17 families. The Palaearctic genus Verbasciola comprises three species that have been recorded in galls of three gall-midge species damaging three plant species. Seven new species are… CONTINUE READING

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