Contarinia scrophulariae Kieffer, 1896
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesContarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge)
GenusContarinia (a genus of gall midges)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Contarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge) :
1: Contarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Galled flowers on Common Figwort
Image 1: Galled flower (centre) surrounded by normal onesImage 2: Galled flower and normal fruitImage 3: Galled flower - close-upImage 4: Inflorescence with galled flowersImage 5: Galled flower - close-upImage 6: Galled flower - close-up (2)Image 7: Galled flower - LSImage 8: Galled flower - LS (2)

Contarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Contarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Contarinia scrophulariae (a gall midge)
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