Biology of the Eucalypt gall-forming fly Fergusonia flavicornis Malloch (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its associated hymenopterans in South Australia, with a description of a new species of Bracon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, G.
dc.contributor.authorAustin, A.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, K.
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractGalls initiated by the association of Fergusonina flavicornis Malloch (Insecta: Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and Fergusobia sp. (Nematoda: Sphaerulariidae) on Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. at Goolwa, South Australia were monitored during a single, late summer generation for emergence of flies and associated Hymenoptera. The morphology of the galls is described for the first time. A total of 12 hymenopteran species was reared from galls, twice the number previously recorded from Fergusonina/Fergusobia galls. There was a strong positive correlation between emergence of flies, combined totals of flies and wasps and gall size. Bracon fergusoninus sp. nov., a probable primary parasitoid of F. flavicornis larvae, is described. Notes on the biology and taxonomy of each hymenopteran species are presented along with an illustrated key to their identification.
dc.identifier.citationTransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 1996; 120(4):131-146
dc.identifier.issn0372-1426
dc.identifier.orcidTaylor, G. [0000-0002-4082-5459]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/27930
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEucalyptus
dc.subjectgall-forming
dc.subjectFergusonina
dc.subjectDiptera
dc.subjectFergusoninidae
dc.subjectparasitic Hymenoptera
dc.subjectBraconidae
dc.subjectBracon
dc.subjectFergusobia
dc.subjectNematoda
dc.subjectSphaerulariidae
dc.titleBiology of the Eucalypt gall-forming fly Fergusonia flavicornis Malloch (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its associated hymenopterans in South Australia, with a description of a new species of Bracon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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