| Lasiopteridi | |
|---|---|
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| The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor: Oligotrophini) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Tribes | |
The Lasiopteridi is a supertribe of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. They are often called gall midges or gall gnats.
Lasiopteridi - tribes, and selected genera:
The Cecidomyiinae, commonly known as gall midges or gall gnats, is the largest subfamily in Cecidomyiidae with over 600 genera and more than 5000 described species. This subfamily is best known for its members that induce galls on plants, but there are also many species that are fungivores, parasitoids, or predators as maggots.
Mayetiola are a genus of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops.
Andricus is a genus of oak gall wasps in the family Cynipidae.
Contarinia is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are over 300 described species in the genus.
Rabdophaga is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of Rabdophaga gall willows ; one exception is R. giraudiana which galls the stems of poplars.
Schizomyia is a genus of gall midges. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Cecidomyiini is a tribe of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 220 described species in Cecidomyiini.
Oligotrophini is a tribe of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 300 described species in Oligotrophini.
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.
Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in Cystiphora.
Resseliella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 50 described species in Resseliella.
Micromyinae is a subfamily of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. Its members were formerly included in subfamily Lestremiinae. There are at least 55 genera and more than 650 described species in Micromyinae. All species in this subfamily are mycophageous.
Winnertziinae is a subfamily of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Janetiella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least thirty described species.
Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen was a German teacher, artist, and amateur entomologist who studied gall forming insects, especially the gall midges (Cecidomyiidae), and worked on pest control in grapes, most importantly on Phylloxera.
Porricondylinae is a subfamily of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Harmandiola is a genus of flies belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae. The 14 described species are found in the Holarctic region. They induces galls on Populus, Castanea, and Carya.
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