Procontarinia matteiana
| Procontarinia matteiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Procontarinia |
| Species: | P. matteiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Procontarinia matteiana Kieffer & Cecconi, 1906[1]
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Procontarinia matteiana, (also known as mango gall fly and leaf-gall midge,[2] is a species of midges in the genus Procontarinia of the family Cecidomyiidae that can be found in India, Kenya, Mauritius, and Réunion.[3]
Description
[edit]The species are 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long, with the males being slightly smaller. Both sexes have different antennae size, with males having the longest. Another way to tell a difference between the sexes is by looking at their abdomen. The males have distal claspers on its abdomen. They mate in mid air. The males feed on mango trees early morning.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Common names". Discover Life. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Procontarinia matteiana". Global Species. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Description". Ecoport. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Mango leaf gall midge". Business Queensland. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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