Procontarinia matteiana Kieffer & Cecconi 1906

Procontarinia matteiana (also known as Mango gall fly and Leaf-gall midge)^[2] is a species of midges in the genus Procontarinia of the family Cecidomyiidae that can be found in India, Kenya, Mauritius, and Réunion.^[3]

Description

The species are 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long, with the males being slightly smaller. Both sexes have different antennae size, with males having the longest. Another way to tell a difference between the sexes is by looking at their abdomen. The males have distal claspers on its abdomen. They mate in mid air. The males feed on mango trees early morning.^[4]

References

Procontarinia matteiana 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.

Procontarinia matteiana 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 & Cecconi.