Prodiplosis longifila(PRDILO)
Distribution details in Bolivia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Absent, invalid record
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/133) : found on Jatropha clavuligera. Not reported on crop plants such as tomato. Considered as a potential biological control agent for J. gossypiifolia in Australia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/076) : the species collected on Jatropha species in Bolivia and Paraguay has been identified as a new Prodiplosis species, based on morphological, genetic and host specificity studies (Prodiplosis hirsuta). As the record on J. clavuligera was the only one for Bolivia, P. longifila is now considered absent from Bolivia.
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/076) : the species collected on Jatropha species in Bolivia and Paraguay has been identified as a new Prodiplosis species, based on morphological, genetic and host specificity studies (Prodiplosis hirsuta). As the record on J. clavuligera was the only one for Bolivia, P. longifila is now considered absent from Bolivia.
* Dhileepan K, Neser S, Rumiz D, Raman A, Sharma A (2017) Host associations of gall-inducing Prodiplosis longifila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Bolivia: Implications for its use as a biological control agent for Jatropha gossypiifolia (Euphorbiaceae). Florida Entomologist, 100(4), 777-786. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0402
------- Santa Cruz, Angostura, Mairana, Los Negros, Pampa Grande, Pulquina, San Isidro, Comarapa, Saipina, La Villa (Punata), Arani.
* Kolesik P, Kumaran N, Oleiro M, Goñalons CM, Brookes D, Cabrera Walsh G, Dhileepan K (2022) Prodiplosis hirsuta Kolesik sp. nov., a new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on shoot tips of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) in South America. Austral Entomology 61(1), 37-48.
------- Santa Cruz, Angostura, Mairana, Los Negros, Pampa Grande, Pulquina, San Isidro, Comarapa, Saipina, La Villa (Punata), Arani.
* Kolesik P, Kumaran N, Oleiro M, Goñalons CM, Brookes D, Cabrera Walsh G, Dhileepan K (2022) Prodiplosis hirsuta Kolesik sp. nov., a new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on shoot tips of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) in South America. Austral Entomology 61(1), 37-48.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | Present, no details |