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CECIDOMYIIDAE (gall midges)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Cecidomyiidae Imago 19 March 1972 South-east Yorkshire England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Ametrodiplosis thalictricola (Rubsaamen) (a gall midge)         1
Species Anabraemia bellevoyei (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Anabraemia viciae (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Anisostephus betulinum (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         2
Genus Aphidoletes (a genus of aphid midges) 2       2
Genus Asphondylia 6       7
Species Atrichosema aceris Kieffer (a gall midge)         2
Genus Bayeria 1        
Species Bayeria capitigena         1
Species Bremiola onobrychidis (Bremi) (a gall midge)         1
Genus Clinodiplosis (a genus of gall midges) 1        
Species Clinodiplosis rosiperda (a gall midge)         1
Genus Contarinia (a genus of gall midges) 22 9 29   28
Species Craneiobia corni (Giraud, 1863) (a gall midge)         1
Genus Cystiphora 1        
Species Cystiphora taraxaci (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Cystophora sonchi         1
Genus Dasineura (a genus of gall midges) 54 20 19   64
Species Didymomyia tiliacea (Bremi) (a gall midge)   6 3    
Species Diodaulus linariae (Winnertz) (a gall midge)         1
Species Diodaulus traili (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot, 1827) (a gall midge)       1  
Genus Geocrypta (a genus of gall midges) 2   5   2
Species Giraudiella inclusa (Frauenfield) (a gall midge)       1  
Genus Harmandia 1        
Species Harmandia globuli (Rubsaamen) (a gall midge)         1
Species Harmandiola tremulae (Winnertz) (a gall midge)   4 1   1
Species Hartigiola annulipes (Hartig) (a gall midge)   1 1   1
Species Iteomyia capreae (Winnertz) (a gall midge)         1
Species Iteomyia major (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         3
Genus Jaapiella (a genus of gall midges) 4   8   5
Genus Janetiella 2       2
Species Kiefferia pimpinellae         1
Genus Lasioptera 4       4
Species Loewiola centaureae (Low, F.) (a gall midge)         2
Species Macrodiplosis dryobia (Low, F.) (a gall midge)         1
Species Macrodiplosis volvens Kieffer (a gall midge)         1
Genus Macrolabis 4       4
Genus Massalongia (Zool.) (a genus of gall midges) 3       15
Species Mikiola fagi (Hartig) (a gall midge)         1
Species Misopatha palearum         1
Species Monarthropalpus buxi (Laboulbene) (a gall midge)         1
Species Monobremia subterranea (Kieffer) (an aphid midge)         1
Genus Mycodiplosis (a genus of gall midges)   2 6   2
Genus Oligotrophus (a genus of gall midges) 5   7   25
Species Ozirhincus millefolii         1
Species Ozirhincus tanaceti         1
Species Phegobia tornatella         1
Species Phegomyia fagicola (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Physemocecis ulmi (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Placochela ligustri (Rubsaamen) (a gall midge)         1
Genus Planetella 2       2
Species Plemiella betulicola (Kieffer) (a gall midge)         1
Species Putoniella pruni (Kaltenbach) (a gall midge)         1
Genus Rabdophaga (a genus of gall midges) 4 9 2   4
Genus Rhopalomyia (a genus of gall midges) 3       6
Species Rondaniola bursaria (Bremi) (Lighthouse Gall)     5   1
Species Taxomyia taxi (Inchbald) (Yew Artichoke Gall)     4   18
Species Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge)         2
Genus Wachtliella (a genus of gall midges) 3   8   3
Species Zygiobia carpini (Low, F.) (a gall midge)         1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

British Galls: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/join (Galls and gall formers) E-forum
Darlington, A., 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour
Rotheray, G.E., 1989 Aphid Predators

General Works

British Plant Gall Society: http://www.british-galls.org.uk (Galls and gall formers) Web Site/Page

CECIDOMYIIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

CECIDOMYIIDAE is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Cecidomyiidae listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

Associated with CECIDOMYIIDAE:

gall, larva gall of larva with inquiline larva Apion minimum - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990

Cecidomyiidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies)

References

Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils

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