2007,pp - Società Siciliana di Scienze Naturali
2007,pp - Società Siciliana di Scienze Naturali
2007,pp - Società Siciliana di Scienze Naturali
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296 M. SKUHRAVÁ, V. SKUHRAVY´ & B. MASSA<br />
sidered to be a polyphagous species with alternation of host plants that may<br />
belong to various plant families.<br />
Sicilian gall midge species are associated with 28 plant families (17.7% of<br />
Sicilian plant families) (Table 2); most of them are associated with host plant<br />
species of the family Rosaceae (11 species), Fagaceae (11 species), Fabaceae (9<br />
species), Oleaceae (7 species), Chenopo<strong>di</strong>aceae (6 species), Apiaceae (5<br />
species), Asteraceae (4 species), Brassicaceae, Rutaceae, Corylaceae, Vitaceae<br />
(3 species), Aceraceae, Ericaceae, Poaceae and Rubiaceae (2 species); each of<br />
the remaining 13 plant families hosts only one gall midge species.<br />
Table 2<br />
List of plant families and number of gall midge species associated with them.<br />
Plant Family Number of gall midge species recorded in Sicily<br />
Aceraceae 2<br />
Anacar<strong>di</strong>aceae 1<br />
Apiaceae 5<br />
Asteraceae 4<br />
Brassicaceae 3<br />
Ca<strong>pp</strong>aridaceae 1<br />
Caryophyllaceae 1<br />
Chenopo<strong>di</strong>aceae 6<br />
Corylaceae 3<br />
Ericaceae 2<br />
Euphorbiaceae 1<br />
Fabaceae 9<br />
Fagaceae 11<br />
Hypericaceae 1<br />
Lamiaceae 1<br />
Liliaceae 1<br />
Moraceae 1<br />
Oleaceae 7<br />
Poaceae 2<br />
Rhamnaceae 1<br />
Rosaceae 11<br />
Rubiaceae 2<br />
Rutaceae 3<br />
Scrophulariaceae 1<br />
Solanaceae 1<br />
Tamaricaceae 1<br />
Violaceae 1<br />
Vitaceae 3
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