Dasineura parthenocissi explained

Dasineura parthenocissi is a species of gall midge, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms galls on Parthenocissus quinquefolia. The gall can host the parasitic wasp Platygaster munita. ^[1]

Further reading

• Book: A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition. 2017. Gagné. Raymond J.. Jaschhof. Mathias. Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. 2018-04-29. 2020-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021223201/https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80420580/Gagne_2017_World_Cat_4th_ed.pdf. dead.
• A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World. 2014. Gagné. Raymond J.. Jaschhof. Mathias. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. 2019-09-24. 2014-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318153729/http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12454900/Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_Edition.pdf. dead.

Notes and References

1. Buhl . Peter N. . Eiseman . Charles S. . Host records of five species of Platygastrinae (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea: Platygastridae) from the United States, with the description of two new species of Platygaster . International Journal of Environmental Studies . 4 May 2018 . 75 . 3 . 395–404 . 10.1080/00207233.2017.1403811.