Asphondyliini

Belongs within: Cecidomyiinae.

The Asphondyliini are a group of midges that form complex galls on flowers, buds and leaves (Gagné 1981).

Characters (from Gagné 1981, as Asphondyliidi): Antennal flagellomeres with short necks, elongate-cylindrical, usually with anastomosing closely appressed circumfila. Ocelli absent. Tarsal claws simple. Gonostylus of male terminalia short, wide, situated either dorsally or dorsocaudally on gonocoxite; gonocoxites free ventrally. Female abdominal sternite 7 about 1.5 times length of sternite 6; cercus one-segmented.

<==Asphondyliini [Asphondyliidi]GJ09
    |--PolystephaG81
    |--Stephomyia eugeniaeG81
    |--Bruggmannia pisonifoliaG81
    |--Heterasphondylia salvadorensisGJ09
    |--Hemiasphondylia enterolobiiGJ09
    |--Rhoasphondylia friburgensisGJ09
    |--Sciasphondylia salviaeGJ09
    |--Perasphondylia reticulataGJ09
    |--Ameliomyia zexmeniaeGJ09
    |--PisoniamyiaGJ09
    |--Burseramyia burseraeGJ09
    |--PisphondyliaGJ09
    |--ZalepidotaGJ09
    |    |--Z. piperisGJ09
    |    `--Z. reticulataGJ09
    |--SchizomyiaGJ09
    |    |--S. ipomoeaeGJ09
    |    |--S. serjaneaeGJ09
    |    `--S. stachytarphetaGJ09
    `--AsphondyliaGJ09
         |--A. atriplicisGJ09
         |--A. azaleaeG96
         |--A. conglomerataA78
         |--A. enterolobiiP09
         |--A. monachaG81
         |--A. neomexicanaG81
         |--A. sarothamniA71
         `--A. websteriGJ09

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[A78] Ananthakrishnan, T. N. 1978. Thrips galls and gall thrips. Zoological Survey of India, Technical Monograph 1: 1–69, 26 pls.

[A71] Askew, R. R. 1971. Parasitic Insects. Heinemann Educational Books: London.

[G81] Gagné, R. J. 1981. Cecidomyiidae. In: McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth & D. S. Wood (eds) Manual of Nearctic Diptera vol. 1 pp. 257–292. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.

[G96] Gagné, R. J. 1996. A new species of Dasineura (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) infesting pinxterbloom azalea flowers in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98 (2): 228–232.

[GJ09] Gagné, R. J., & M. Jaschhof. 2009. Cecidomyiidae (gall midges). In: Brown, B. V., A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley & M. A. Zumbado (eds) Manual of Central American Diptera vol. 1 pp. 293–314. NRC Research Press: Ottawa.

[P09] Pape, T. 2009. Economic importance of Diptera. In: Brown, B. V., A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley & M. A. Zumbado (eds) Manual of Central American Diptera vol. 1 pp. 65–77. NRC Research Press: Ottawa.