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A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. Issue 1 (13th September 2013)
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Journal Article
Title:
A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. Issue 1 (13th September 2013)
Main Title:
A new gall midge of the genus Dentifibula (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insect Aulacaspis australis feeding on mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Dentifibula nigroapicalis</italic> Kolesik sp. nov<italic>.</italic>, a new species of gall midge, is described whose larvae were found preying on the mangrove scale insect <italic>Aulacaspis australis</italic> Brimblecombe (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae). The mangrove scale was feeding on leaves of the mangrove <italic>Bruguiera gymnorrhiza</italic> (Rhizophoraceae) in Queensland. The new species is the first <italic>Dentifibula</italic> Felt known from Australia.</p> </abstract>