Geocrypta galii (Loew, 1850)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeocrypta galii (a gall midge)
GenusGeocrypta (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 Geocrypta galii (a gall midge) :
1: Geocrypta galii (a gall midge)
15 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
larva inside gall on Lady’s Bedstraw
Image 1: Galled stemImage 2: Galled stem - close-up - white backgroundImage 3: Galled stem - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Galled stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Galled stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)Image 6: Galled stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (4)Image 7: Gall - LS showing yellow larvae within - close-up - highly enlarged - white background
2: Geocrypta galii (a gall midge)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
gall on Goose grass
Image 1: GallImage 2: Gall (2)Image 3: GallsImage 4: Gall with openingImage 5: LS gall

Geocrypta galii (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 Geocrypta galii (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geocrypta galii (a gall midge)
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