Procontarinia pustulata, a new gall midge species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on mango, Mangifera indica (Anarcadiaceae), in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Kolesik P., Rice A. D., Bellis G. A., Wirthensohn M. G.
Author Affiliation: Bionomics Limited, 31 Dalgleish Street, Thebarton, SA 5031, Australia.
Australian Journal of Entomology 48 : 310-316
Abstract : Procontarinia pustulata sp. nov. is described from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Larvae feed on mango, Mangifera indica, causing blister-like galls on leaves. The new species pupates in the soil. The genus Procontarinia contains 15 named and several unnamed species, all of which feed on mango, with several being pests of cultivated mango worldwide. P. pustulata differs from its congeners in morphology and gall anatomy as well as DNA sequence of COI. A simple technique is presented for rearing soil-pupating gall midges in tropical region.