Notes on the genus Procystiphora Felt, 1915 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) with description of one new species inducing galls in branchlets of a bamboo in China

Abstract

Procystiphora phyllostachys sp. nov., a gall midge inducing inconspicuous galls in branchlets of Phyllostachys propinqua McClure, a bamboo cultivated extensively in large areas of China, is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from Tianjin, China. Brief notes on its biology are given. The generic diagnosis of Procystiphora is broadened with the inclusion of all known Procystiphora species and a key to males of all known Procystiphora species is provided.