Future Expectations for Gall-Midge Studies in the Oriental Region

Authors

  • Junichi Yukawa Entomological Laboratory, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi 819-0395

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.597

Keywords:

Cecidomyiidae, Ecology, Genetic Data, Identification, M. S. Mani, Phylogeny, Taxonomy

Abstract

First, I appreciate the contribution by M. S. Mani to gall-midge studies in Japan. He described two Japanese pestiferous Cecidomyiidae in response to the request from Japanese entomologists. His book Ecology of Plant Galls encouraged young Japanese students, who just started to study gall-inducing insects. Secondly, the importance of genetic data is emphasized in this paper to support morphological identification of the Cecidomyiidae of the Oriental region. Species identification is essential to establish methods of control measures against invasive Cecidomyiidae. Thirdly, I expect young Indian entomologists to challenge via ecological investigations benefiting from the convenience of plentifully available Cecidomyiidae and the galls they induce in the Indian subcontinent. Ecological data on tropical and subtropical Cecidomyiidae is highly necessary

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2022-12-28

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Yukawa, J. . (2022). Future Expectations for Gall-Midge Studies in the Oriental Region. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(4), 1003–1006. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.597

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Volume 84, Issue 4, December 2022

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