Neolasioptera
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.277453 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6183867 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B387E1-5E71-D756-FF1C-77A0FA11B81D |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Neolasioptera |
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Taxonomy of Neolasioptera View in CoL
Neolasioptera is the largest genus of the tribe Alycaulini . Its species are primary gall makers and have adults with 3- or 4-segmented palpi and fully fused, unlobed female cerci, pupae with a non-brittle exoskeleton, and larvae with the spatula (the characteristic dermal thoracic structure of most cecidomyiids) usually well-developed (with four exceptions), 3 or 4 lateral papillae on each side of the spatula and usually 6–8 papillae (two species with 4) on the terminal segment, which is convex and unlobed ( Gagné 1994). Many Neolasioptera species have an associated, presumably symbiotic fungus, but the tunnels of the new species show no sign of fungal hyphae or its excrescence.
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