A new species of Neostenoptera Meunier (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae) from Hawai‘i
- A new paedogenetic midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae: Heteropezini) from O‘ahu Island, Hawai‘i, Neostenoptera hawaiiensis Plakidas, Nguyen, and Ferro, new species, is described and illustrated. A key to all species in the genus is provided. Specimens were emergent from deadwood gathered at Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Neostenoptera appalachiensis Plakidas and Ferro were collected from the same set of samples in Hawai‘i, and additional specimens are reported from Georgia and South Carolina, three new state records. The discovery of two paedogenetic midges in Hawai‘i poses a unique set of questions as to their possible mode of arrival on an island ecosystem. We briefly address the possibility that both species are simply “hitchhikers” that went undetected at ports of entry. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:73D4C822-5C81-4291-9019-2AC0BE96800A
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| Author: | John D. Plakidas, Nhu H. Nguyen, Michael L. FerroORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-682019 |
| URL: | https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0941_Plakidas_etal_2022.pdf |
| ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
| ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta Mundi |
| Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (941) |
| Publisher: | Flora & Fauna Publ. |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2022/06/24 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2022/06/24 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2022/07/01 |
| Tag: | Heteropezini; emergence chamber; paedogenetic midges |
| Volume: | 2022 |
| Issue: | 941 |
| Article Number: | 941 |
| Page Number: | 14 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 12 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 504141171 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |
