Micromyinae

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Micromyinae
Temporal range: Albian–Recent
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Rondani 1856

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. [1] [2] [3] All species in this subfamily are mycophageous. [4]

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Genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Micromyinae: [1]

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN   978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata   Q109561625.
  2. R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2025). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (6th ed.). Zenodo. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.15409750. ISBN   978-0-9863941-5-7. Wikidata   Q134973019.
  3. "Micromyinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. Mathias Jaschhof; Catrin Jaschhof (12 March 2020). "An update of Micromyinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) taxonomy, with descriptions of a new genus and 13 new species from Northern Europe". Zootaxa . 4750 (3): 349–369. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4750.3.3. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   32230458. Wikidata   Q90770947.

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