Lasioptera | |
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Lasioptera carophila | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
Tribe: | Lasiopterini |
Genus: | Lasioptera Meigen, 1818 |
Diversity | |
at least 140 species |
Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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.
Paradiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least four described species in Paradiplosis.
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.
Dasineura trifolii, the clover leaf midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Macrodiplosis majalis is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Caryomyia caryae, the hickory sticky globe gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Schizomyia macrofila is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Lasioptera solidaginis is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Rhopalomyia audibertiae, the sage leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Dasineura gleditchiae, the honeylocust podgall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. Native to North America it is an invasive species in parts of Europe. Honeylocust podgall midge is a pest of honey locust, forming galls on the foliage.
Obolodiplosis is a genus of gall midges. There is at least one described species in Obolodiplosis, O. robiniae.
Apagodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Apagodiplosis, A. papyriferae.
Lasioptera vitis is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Sackenomyia is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about five described species in Sackenomyia.
Olpodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Olpodiplosis, O. helianthi.
Heteropeza is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least three described species in Heteropeza.
Pilodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Pilodiplosis, P. helianthibulla.
Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least two described species in Acericecis.
Miastor is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Miastor.
Lasioptera ephedrae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Monarthropalpus is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Monarthropalpus, M. flavus.
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