A New Species of Neostenoptera (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae) from Eastern North America
Plakidas JD and Ferro ML. 2016. A New Species of Neostenoptera (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae) from Eastern North America. Insecta Mundi. 0510:1-9
ABSTRACT: A new species of paedogenetic gall midge, Neostenoptera appalachiensis sp. nov., (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae: Heteropezini) from the eastern United States is described and illustrated, and pertinent collection and biological data are also provided. It is compared to its congeners, N. kiefferi (Meunier), a subfossil described from African copal, and N. congoensis Gagné, from the Congo. This rare, exciting discovery is the first record of the genus Neostenoptera in the New World.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Plakidas, John; Ferro, Michael
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Cecidomyiidae, Diptera, gall midge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00409, Insecta, Neostenoptera appalachiensis, new species, paedogenetic, saproxylic, SER, Southeast Region, Winnertziinae