A new gall midge of the genusDentifibula(Diptera:Cecidomyiidae), a predator of the scale insectAulacaspis australisfeeding on mangroveBruguiera gymnorrhiza

Abstract

Dentifibula nigroapicalis Kolesik sp. nov., a new species of gall midge, is described whose larvae were found preying on the mangrove scale insect Aulacaspis australis Brimblecombe (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae). The mangrove scale was feeding on leaves of the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (Rhizophoraceae) in Queensland. The new species is the first Dentifibula Felt known from Australia.