Rediscovery of Coelodiplosis magnipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Taiwan

Authors

  • Raymond J. Gagné Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, c/o Smithsonian Institution MRC-168, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA. E-mail: rgagne@rcn.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3464-757X

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Cecidomyiinae, gall midges, Oriental, Taiwan, gonopods, redescription

Abstract

Specimens of Coelodiplosis magnipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a poorly known species from Taiwan whose types are lost, were discovered among
the holdings of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The species is redescribed and illustrated for the first time. The species is especially noteworthy for its giant gonopods.

 

Cite as: Gagné, R.J. 2019. Rediscovery of Coelodiplosis magnipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Taiwan. Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (2): 27–33.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3245015

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:50216D1F-9DA3-4472-A4B8-62D085FA51C1

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2019-06-13

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2019)

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