Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position

A population of the gall midge Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani, 1919 causing galls on Artemisia arborescens (Asteraceae) was discovered near Palermo (Sicily) in 2008. This species had not been found since 1918. Detailed study of morphological characters of adults, larvae and pupa...

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Main Authors: Marcela Skuhravá, Bruno Massa, Giuliano Cerasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9850