Dasineura sisymbrii (Schrank, 1803)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura sisymbrii (a gall midge)
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (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 Dasineura sisymbrii (a gall midge) :
1: Dasineura sisymbrii (a gall midge)
9 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR15 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
Galled inflorescences of Rorippa sylvestris
Image 1: Galled inflorescences - close-upImage 2: Galled inflorescences - close-up (2)Image 3: Galled inflorescences - in situImage 4: Galled inflorescence - enlargedImage 5: Galled inflorescence - enlarged (2)Image 6: Galled inflorescence - enlarged (3)Image 7: Galled inflorescence - enlarged (4)Image 8: Galled inflorescence - enlarged (5)Image 9: Galled inflorescences - enlargedImage 10: Galled inflorescences - enlarged (2)Image 11: Reared adult - side view - magnified

Dasineura sisymbrii (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 Dasineura sisymbrii (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dasineura sisymbrii (a gall midge)
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