Orseolia oryzivora
Orseolia oryzivora, also called the African rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice crops in Africa.[2][1]
| African rice gall midge | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Orseolia |
| Species: | O. oryzivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagné, 1982[1] | |
Monitoring
Orseolia oryzivora and O. oryzae are morphologically, and even microscopically, indistinguishable, and so DNA differentiation methods have been developed.[3]
References
- Harris, K. M; Gagné, R. J. (1982). "Description of the African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora sp. n., with comparative notes on the Asian rice gall midge, O. oryzae (Wood-Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 72 (3): 467–472. doi:10.1017/s000748530001364x. ISSN 0007-4853.
- Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".
- Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology. Annual Reviews. 48 (1): 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170.
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