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A new species of Dasineura gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) damaging sandalwood tree Santalum album (Santalaceae) in Northern Australia

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Kolesik, P., Manners, A. G. and Conroy, J. (2025) A new species of Dasineura gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) damaging sandalwood tree Santalum album (Santalaceae) in Northern Australia. Applied Entomology and Zoology . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-025-00924-w

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-025-00924-w

Abstract

Larvae of a previously undescribed species of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) were found feeding inside malformed inflorescences and young branches of the sandalwood tree Santalum album (Santalaceae) in a seed production orchard in Queensland, Australia. Infested flower buds, inflorescence stalks, and vegetative buds were transformed into irregular galls, rendering the flowers infertile and the growth of branches stunned. The gall midge is named Dasineura santali Kolesik, its morphology is described and a COI mitochondrial gene segment is sequenced. The new species is considered a potential pest in sandalwood production.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Additional Information:DPI authors Andrew G. Manners ; Joy Conroy
Keywords:insect taxonomy ; tropical horticulture ; pest
Subjects:Plant pests and diseases > Individual or types of plants or trees
Plant pests and diseases > Economic entomology
Forestry > Research. Experimentation
Live Archive:24 Sep 2025 00:19
Last Modified:24 Sep 2025 00:19

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