Integrative taxonomy of Central European Planetella (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) indicates high species diversity, intraspecific variation and low host specificity
Author
Ševčík, Jan
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com & Silesian Museum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ- 746 01 Opava, Czech Republic
Author
Hippa, Heikki
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI- 20014 Turku, Finland; e-mail: heikki. hippa @ gmail. com
Author
Burdíková, Nikola
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com
Author
Sopuch, Kryštof
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com
Author
Skuhravá, Marcela
Bítovská 1227 /
Author
Bruun, Hans Henrik
Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen, Denmark; e-mail: hhbruun @ bio. ku. dk
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2023
2023-12-30
63
2
413
450
http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2023.026
journal article
10.37520/aemnp.2023.026
1804-6487
E961B014-4A0D-482B-A005-6D7B58D60B03
Planetella fischeri
(
Frauenfeld, 1867
)
Hormomyia fischeri
Frauenfeld, 1867: 781
.
Type
locality:
Austria
,
Vienna
, Prater.
Type material.
HOLOTYPE
:
Austria
:
Prater
(?coll.
NHMW
Vienna
), not examined.
Comments.
It is stated in the original description by
FRAUENFELD (1867)
that
type
material was reared from
Carex pilosa
collected by L. Fischer in Prater (
Vienna
),
Austria
. The gall was in the form of swellings at the base of leaves. The larva and pupa were described in detail but not illustrated. The adult is described as very dark, scutum produced above the head, with three lateral stripes, abdomen dark brown, head blackish brown, and antennae with 2 + 20 segments, flagellomeres binodose.
The number of flagellomeres would possibly be diagnostic for this species because no other European species of
Planetella
is known to have 20 flagellomeres. The closest in this respect is
P. antennata
with 21 binodose flagellomeres but having distinctly banded abdomen. The
holotype
should be deposited in
Vienna
, pending further study.