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A GALL MIDGE, ENDAPHIS SP. (DIPTERA: CECIDOMYIIDAE), AS A GREGARIOUS APHID PARASITE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. Mackauer  and
R. Foottit
M. Mackauer
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B. C. V5A 1S6
R. Foottit
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B. C. V5A 1S6
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Abstract

The cecidomyiid Endaphis sp. is a locally common endoparasite of the aphid Euceraphis gillettei on alder in coastal British Columbia. The midge represents the first known protelean parasite of aphids that may develop gregariously inside the host. Field and laboratory observations are presented on the parasite’s life history and host instar preference. Mechanisms enabling the partitioning of the available “host space” between Endaphis sp. and the aphidiid parasite Praon sp. are discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , May 1979 , pp. 615 - 620
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1979

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