Ophelmodiplosis clavata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciaroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Bibionomorpha Superfamilia: Sciaroidea

Familia: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamilia: Cecidomyiinae
Genus: Ophelmodiplosis
Species: Ophelmodiplosis clavata

Name

• Ophelmodiplosis clavata Kolesik in Kolesik et al., 2012
  • Authority for placement: original
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: adult male
    • Repository: SAMA 29-003481
  • Type host: Casuarina glauca, 'reared from branchlet tip gall'
  • Type locality: 'Brisbane-Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia (27°30.70′S 152°59.81′E)'

Primary references

• Kolesik, P., Brown, B.T., Purcell, M.F. & Taylor, G.S. 2012. A new genus and species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Casuarina trees in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 51(4): 223–228. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2012.00860.x Reference page.