| Dasineura pteridis | |
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| Dasineura pteridis Gall on Pteridium aquilinum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Dasineura |
| Species: | D. pteridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasineura pteridis (Müller,A., 1871) [1] | |
Dasineura pteridis is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic . [2] [3] The larvae gall Pteridium aquilinum.
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls.
Orseolia oryzae, also called the Asian rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice. The damage to the crop is done by the larvae which form galls commonly known as "silver shoots" or "onion shoots". The rice plant is stunted and the seed heads fail to develop.
The wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana, is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Holarctic, where it is a significant pest of wheat, triticale and rye.
Kiefferia pericarpiicola is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae gall on Apiaceae.
Dasineura ulmariae is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae gall Apiaceae.
Rondaniola bursaria is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae gall Glechoma hederacea.
Geocrypta galii is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae gall Rubiaceae.
Hartigiola annulipes is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae which is found in the Palearctic. The larvae gall the leaves of beech.
Alycaulini is a tribe of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 20 genera and at least 200 described species in Alycaulini.
Paradiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least four described species in Paradiplosis.
Thecodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Thecodiplosis.
Celticecis is a genus of hackberry gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 18 described species in Celticecis.
Catotricha is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, the only genus in the subfamily Catotrichinae. There are about six described species in Catotricha.
Craneiobia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least two described species in Craneiobia.
Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in Cystiphora.
Blaesodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least four described species in Blaesodiplosis.
Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera.
Sackenomyia is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about five described species in Sackenomyia.
Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least three described species in Acericecis.
Anabremia is a genus of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.
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