Mycodiplosis

Mycodiplosis
Adult Mycodiplosis reared from a larva on Puccinia hypochaeridis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:	Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe:	Cecidomyiidi
Tribe:	Mycodiplosini
Genus:	Mycodiplosis Rübsaamen, 1895
Synonyms
IsodiplosisRübsaamen, 1912

Mycodiplosis is a genus of gall midges. ^[1] The larvae feed on the spores of rust fungi, powdery mildews, ^[2] downy mildews, Polythrincium trifolii , and Rhytisma acerinum . ^[3] It is thought that they are generalist, without strong preferences for individual species of rust; there is only limited evidence to suggest some degree of host specificity. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Taxonomy

Mycodiplosis contains the following species:

• Mycodiplosis pucciniae ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis thoracica ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis fraxinicola ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis coniophaga ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis erysiphes ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis heterosaetosa ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis gymnosporangii ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis constricta ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis hemileiae ^[1]
• Mycodiplosis glycyrrhizae ^[1]

References

1. "Genus Mycodiplosis (Rust-eating midges)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
2. Henk, D. A., Farr, D. F., Aime, M. C. (1 August 2011). "Mycodiplosis (Diptera) infestation of rust fungi is frequent, wide spread and possibly host specific". Fungal Ecology. 4 (4): 284–289. Bibcode:2011FunE....4..284H. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.03.006. ISSN   1754-5048.
3. Ellis, W. N. (2001–2025). "Mycodiplosis". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
4. Nelsen, Donald Jay (2013). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Species Diversity, Specificity, and Distribution of Mycodiplosis on Rust Fungi (Master of Science thesis). Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Retrieved 13 February 2025.