Rabdophaga nielsenii (Kieffer 1906)

Rabdophaga nielsenii is a gall midge. It was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1906. The larvae tunnel in the shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra) and may cause the shoots to swell slightly.

Description

The orange or red larvae live under the bark of shoots of bay willow (Salix pentandra). Before the larvae pupate they make emergence holes which may be the only indication of their presence.^[2][3]

References

Rabdophaga nielsenii adolah langau dari famili Cecidomyiidae. Langau iko juo marupokan bagian dari ordo Diptera, kelas Insecta, filum Arthropoda, dan kingdom Animalia.

Langau iko biasonyo kenek dan punyo antena panjang, samantaro sayoknyo barambuik.

Rujuakan

• Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/Cecidomyiidae. Diakses pado 24 September 2012.

Rabdophaga nielsenii is een muggensoort uit de familie van de galmuggen (Cecidomyiidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1906 door Kieffer.