Fergusonina metrosiderosi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Opomyzoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Schizophora Subsectio: Acalyptrata Superfamilia: Opomyzoidea

Familia: Fergusoninidae
Genus: Fergusonina
Species: Fergusonina metrosiderosi

Name

Fergusonina metrosiderosi Taylor, 2007: 549

• Original genus: Fergusonina Malloch, 1924
• Original status: Valid species
• Primary type: Holotype
  • Fixation: Designated
  • Description: [Adult] male
  • Repository: NZAC
• Type host: Metrosideros excelsa, 'from shoot-bud galls'
• Type locality: 'NEW ZEALAND: (slide) NW of Auckland, Waitakere Ranges, Karekare Beach, 36°59.43'S 174°28.54'E' [NEW ZEALAND AK]
• ZooBank: 30846A66-1490-4505-82A8-60B6B4D2ABFD

References

• Taylor, G., Davies, K., Martin, N. & Crosby, T. 2007. First record of Fergusonina (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and associated Fergusobia (Tylenchida: Neotylenchidae) forming galls on Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) from New Zealand. Systematic Entomology 32(3): 548–557. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2007.00383.x Reference page.  [See p. 549, and figs. 1, 2 (gall); original description (female, male)]