Geromyia penniseti

Geromyia penniseti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:	Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe:	Cecidomyiidi
Genus:	Geromyia
Species:	G. penniseti
Binomial name
Geromyia penniseti (Felt, 1920)
Synonyms
Itonida pennisetti

Geromyia penniseti, the millet grain midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. ^[1] It is found in Africa and South Asia. ^[2] During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants. ^[3]

References

1. Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
2. "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC   967265246.

Further reading

• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2018.
• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2014.