Asphondyliini Explained

Asphondyliini is a tribe of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six genera and at least 100 described species in Asphondyliini.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

• Ampelomyia
• Asphondylia
• Bruggmannia
• Bruggmanniella
• Daphnephila Kieffer, 1905^[4]
• Polystepha Kieffer, 1897
• Schizomyia
• Stephomyia

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: Gagné . R.J.. 1989. The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. 356. 978-0-8014-1918-8.

External links

• Web site: Diptera.info.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asphondyliini Tribe Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-06.
2. Web site: Asphondyliini Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-06.
3. Web site: Asphondyliini Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-06.
4. Yukawa. Junichi. Tokuda. Makoto. 2006-07-01. First Records of Genus Bruggmanniella (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini) from Palaearctic and Oriental Regions, with Descriptions of Two New Species That Induce Stem Galls on Lauraceae in Japan. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. en. 99. 4. 629–637. 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[629:FROGBD]2.0.CO;2. 0013-8746. free.