Mayetiola hordei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Genus: | Mayetiola |
Species: | M. hordei |
Binomial name | |
Mayetiola hordei Kieffer, 1909 | |
Mayetiola hordei,, the barley stem gall midge, is a cereal pest in Tunisia, closely related to the Hessian fly. [1]
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