Biology and adaptive radiation in the gall-inducing Cecidomyiidae (Insecta Diptera) and Calophyidae (Insecta Hemiptera) on Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) in the Indian subcontinent.
Raman A., Burckhardt D., Harris K. M.
Author Affiliation: Charles Sturt University & E.H. Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, PO Box 883, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia.
Tropical Zoology 22 : 27-56
Abstract : This paper covers the following: host shifts and adaptive radiation in insects in a global context; host shifts in gall-inducing insects; insect spread mediated by the abundance and richness of plant species; distribution of gall-inducing insects in the Indian subcontinent; Anacardiaceae species in India hosting gall-inducing insects; and Cecidomyiidae (including Procontarinia matteiana, P. mangiferae and Gephyraulus sp.) and Calophyidae (including Apsylla cistellata) species that induce galls on M. indica. Reasons for conservatism among the Cecidomyiidae and Calophyidae species associated with M. indica are discussed.