Abstract
Seven new species of Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 1892 are described from eastern Australia feeding on a diverse range of plant genera and families. All induce galls on flower or growth buds: Rhopalomyia cassiniae Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Cassinia subtropica (Asteraceae), Rhopalomyia digitata Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Podolobium ilicifolium (Fabaceae), Rhopalomyia glebosa Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Parsonsia straminea (Apocynaceae), Rhopalomyia inconspicua Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Kunzea sp. (Myrtaceae), Rhopalomyia ozothamniae Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Ozothamnus ferrugineus (Asteraceae), Rhopalomyia pultenicola Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Pultenaea forsythiana (Fabaceae) and Rhopalomyia stypheliae Adair & Kolesik, sp. nov. on Syphelia triflora (Ericaceae). The scope of Rhopalomyia is broadened to contain species with a partially setulose gonostyle and a four-segmented palp, a decision supported by a phylogenetic analysis based on the barcoding section of the mitochondrial COI gene. Apocynaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae and Myrtaceae are recorded as hosts of Rhopalomyia for the first time.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 332-359 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Austral Entomology |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- Apocynaceae
- Asteraceae
- DNA phylogeny
- Dasineurini
- Ericaceae
- Fabaceae
- Lasiopteridi
- Myrtaceae
- herbivory
- insect taxonomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Insect Science
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