Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length; many are less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. Some Cecidomyiids are also known for the strange phenomenon of paedogenesis in which the larval stage reproduces without maturing first. In some species, the daughter larvae consume the mother, while in others, reproduction occurs later on in the egg or pupa.
Rhopalomyia is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 267 described species in Rhopalomyia. Most species in this genus induce galls on plants in the Asteraceae. This genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Rhopalomyia was first established by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1892.
Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides, the grape filbert gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It induces galls on grape plants and is widespread in eastern North America. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1869.
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.
Anabremia is a genus of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. The six described species are found in the Palearctic and likely inquilines of Dasineura galls on plants in the legume family. This genus was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1912.
Mesotrichoca is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species in the genus - Mesotrichoca mesozoica - is known only from Siberia from a sediment fossil associated with the Late Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous epochs. This species was placed in Catotricha when it was first described by Russian entomologist Vladimir Grigoryevich Kovalev. This genus was established by Mathias Jaschhof and Catrin Jaschhof in 2008.
Berestella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The only described species - Berestella insuperabilis - is only known from Rovno amber from the Late Eocene. The genus was established in 2007 and named for Ukrainian entomologist Zoya L. Berest.
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.
Cretocatocha is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Cretocatocha mcalpinei - is only known from Canadian amber from the Late Cretaceous collected in Canada near Medicine Hat. This genus was established by American entomologist Raymond J. Gagne in 1977.
Cretocordylomyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Cretocordylomyia quadriseries - is only known from Canadian amber from the Late Cretaceous collected in Canada near Cedar Lake. This genus was established by American entomologist Raymond J. Gagne in 1977.
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.
Eltxo is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The single described species, Eltxo cretaceus, is only known from amber inclusions from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain.
Menssana is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Menssana norilsk - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.
Proacoenonia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The single described species, Proacoenonia olgae, is only known from amber inclusions from the Lower Eocene of France.
Vicemyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Vicemyia immediata - is only known from Rovno amber from the Late Eocene.
Yantardakhiella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Yantardakhiella pusilla - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.
Zherikhiniella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Zherikhiniella pedicellata - is only known from Taymyr amber from the Late Cretaceous.
