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Daphnephila sueyenae

Daphnephila sueyenae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Daphnephila
Species:	D. sueyenae
Binomial name
Daphnephila sueyenae Tokuda, Yang & Yukawa, 2008

Daphnephila sueyenae is a species of gall midges first associated with leaf gallsonLauraceae species, particularly Machilus thunbergii in Taiwan. Based on analysis on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, it has been suggested that in this genus, the stem-galling habit is a more ancestral state as opposed to the leaf-galling habit. This genus appears to have originated tropically and dispersed to Japan through Taiwan.^[1]

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Further reading[edit]

• "Differential contribution of antioxidants to antioxidative functions in galls evaluated by grey system theory." (2012).
• Huang, Meng-Yuan; et al. (2011). "Chlorophyll fluorescence, spectral properties, and pigment composition of galls on leaves of Machilus thunbergii". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (3): 323–329. doi:10.1086/658157. S2CID 84481534.
• Huang, Meng-Yuan; et al. (2014). "The number of cecidomyiid insect galls affects the photosynthesis of Machilus thunbergii host leaves". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 17 (2): 151–154. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2013.12.002.

External links[edit]

• "Daphnephila sueyenae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
• ADW

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