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The taxonomic status of the Japanese citrus flower-bud midge, Contarinia okadai (Miyoshi) comb. n., and of the citrus blossom midge, C. citri Barnes (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

K. M. Harris  and
J. Yukawa
K. M. Harris
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, c/o British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
J. Yukawa
Affiliation:
Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kôrimoto 1–21–24, Kagoshima-shi 890, Japan
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Abstract

A gall midge that attacks citrus flower buds in south-western Japan is redescribed under the name Contarinia okadai (Miyoshi) comb. n. and is compared with C. citri Barnes, which was originally described from cultivated citrus in Mauritius. C. okadai, for which a neotype is designated, is distinguished from C. citri by morphological characters of the adult males and females and of the larvae. The known host-plants, biology and distribution of C. okadai are recorded, and new Japanese and English names for the species are proposed. The status of records of C. citri from Sicily, Cyprus, Israel, India, China and Hong Kong is discussed, and the need for further taxonomic research is stressed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , June 1980 , pp. 277 - 285
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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