Cecidomyiinae

The Cecidomyiinae are a subfamily of flies often called gall midges or gall gnats. Many are parasitoids or predacious as maggots. [1]

Cecidomyiinae
The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) from the subfamily Cecidomyiinae
Scientific classification
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Cecidomyiinae
Supertribes
Asphondylia solidaginis
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
Vitisiella larva
Galls of Dasineura pellex on leaf of ash tree (Fraxinus)

Systematics

Cecidomyiinae - supertribes, tribes, and genera:[2]

See also

References

  1. Marshall, Stephen A. (2012). Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-77085-100-9.
  2. Skuhravá, Marcela (2006-01-01). "Species richness of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in the main biogeographical regions of the world". Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae. 69: 327–372.
  3. Gagné, R.J.; Jaschhof, M. (2017). A Catalog of Cecidomyiidae of the World. 4th Edition (PDF) (Report).

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