Iteomyia major (Kieffer, 1889)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIteomyia major (a gall midge)
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 Iteomyia major (a gall midge) :
1: Iteomyia major (a gall midge)
11 Oct 2009 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
galls on Grey Sallow leaves
Image 1: Galled leaf - top surface - black backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - top surface - black background (2)Image 3: Galled leaf - top surface - black background (3)Image 4: Galled leaf - under surface - black backgroundImage 5: Galled leaf - under surface - black background (2)Image 6: Galled leaf - under surface - black background (3)Image 7: Galled leaves - top surfaces - black backgroundImage 8: Galled leaves - under surfaces - black backgroundImage 9: Galls on top surface of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Galls on top surface of leaf - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Galls on under surface of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Galls on under surface of leaf - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Galls - section - enlarged

Iteomyia major (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 Iteomyia major (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Iteomyia major (a gall midge)
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