Diadiplosis queenslandi Kolesik, sp. nov., a New Species of Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Predatory on Mealybug Planococcus Ferris, 1950 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a Pest of Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae) in Australia
Larvae of a previously undescribed species of gall midge were found preying on nymphs of a mealybug infesting flower buds of blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum in a production orchard in Queensland, Australia. Using ribosomal 28S gene segment sequence, the mealybug pest was identified as belonging to a species co...