Cavatorella spirodelae Deonier (Diptera: Ephydridae), a new genus and new species from Spirodela (giant duckweed) in China and Japan

Authors

D. L. Deonier, U. S. D. A. Biocontrol Laboratory

Date of this Version

September 1995

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Deonier.

Abstract

The new genus, Cavatorella is described based on the sole known Cavatorella spirodelae, new species, many specimens of which were collected in China from the aquatic plant Spirodela polyrhiza L. (giant duckweed) in 1991. A few adults were collected in Japan in 1955.