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] All species in this subfamily are mycophageous. [3]

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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

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Resseliella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 50 described species in Resseliella.

Monardia is a genus of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. The 53 described species in Monardia are grouped into three subgenera.

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<i>Winnertzia</i> Genus of flies

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Anarete is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 38 described species. The genus was established by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday in 1833 and has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Acoenonia is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The six described species are found in the holarctic region. The genus was first described by Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1947.

Antennardia is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The four described species are found in the Holarctic realm. The genus was first described by Boris Mamaev in 1993, but was subsequently treated as a subgenus of Monardia until being reinstated at the genus level.

Caputmunda is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Caputmunda yantardakhica - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous. It differs from other genera in its tribe due to wing venation and a short first tarsomere.

Corporesana is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Corporesana khatanga - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.

Cretomycophila is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Cretomycophila ekaterinae - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.

Cretoperomyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Cretoperomyia dmitrii - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.

Neurolyga is a genus of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. The 28 described species occur in the holarctic region. The genus was established by Italian entomologist Camillo Rondani in 1840.

Palaeostrobliella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Palaeostrobliella zherikhini - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.

Polyardis is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The ten described species are found in the Holarctic and Australasian realms. The genus was first described by entomologist Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1947.

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. "Micromyinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. 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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