Species Contarinia fimbristylidis Harris, 1979
- Contarinia fimbristylidis Harris, K.M. 1979. Descriptions and host ranges of the sorghum midge, Contarinia sorghicola (Coquillett) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), and of eleven new species of Contarinia reared from Gramineae and Cyperaceae in Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 69: 161-182 [180].
Type data:
Holotype QM T7776 ♀ adult, Swim Creek, NT.
Paratype(s) QM ♂ adult; BMNH ♀ ♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Fimbristylis bisumbellata Bubani [CYPERACEAE]; Fimbristylis dichotoma R.Br [CYPERACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Adults reared.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2025 | CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 31-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 11-Jul-2019 | CECIDOMYIIDAE Newman, 1835 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | BIBIONOMORPHA Hennig, 1954 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 14-Jun-2017 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Jul-2015 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIIDAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco |
| 12-May-2015 | CECIDOMYIINAE | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Feb-2013 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-May-2025 | MODIFIED |