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First record of a psilid fly feeding on cecidomyiid galls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Shinji Sugiura  and
Kazuo Yamazaki
Shinji Sugiura*
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Kazuo Yamazaki
Affiliation:
Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 8–34 Tojo-cho, Tennoujiku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: ssugiura@ffpri.affrc.go.jp).
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Abstract

We found larvae of Chylizasplendida Iwasa (Diptera: Psilidae) feeding on galls induced by Asphondyliabaca Monzen (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on the buds of Weigelafloribunda (Sieb. & Zucc.) K. Koch (Caprifoliaceae) in Japan. This is the first confirmed report of cecidophagy in the Psilidae.

Résumé

Nous avons trouvé des larves de Chyliza splendida Iwasa (Diptera : Psilidae) en train de se nourrir de galles provoquées par Asphondylia baca Monzen (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) sur des bourgeons de Weigela floribunda (Sieb. & Zucc.) K. Koch (Caprifoliaceae) au Japon. C'est le premier cas de cécidophagie confirmée rapporté chez les Psilidae.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 138 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 235 - 237
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2006

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