| Polystepha pilulae | |
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| Polystepha pilulae galls on Quercus rubra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Polystepha |
| Species: | P. pilulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Polystepha pilulae (Beutenmüller, 1892) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Polystepha pilulae, the oak leaf gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in eastern North America. [4]
The larvae of this species of midge form circular galls that can be flat or convex. These form on the upper surface of oak leaves of the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), between the veins. The galls are thick-walled and reddish-brown in colour. [5] They are 3 to 4 mm in diameter. [6]
Alycaulini is a tribe of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 20 genera and at least 200 described species in Alycaulini.
Polystepha quercifolia is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Polystepha is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Polystepha.
Polystepha globosa is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Caryomyia caryae,, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms a small, globular gall with a pointed tip on the undersides of Hickory leaves.
Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera.
Pilodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Pilodiplosis, P. helianthibulla.
Neolasioptera convolvuli is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asteromyia modesta is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Neolasioptera lycopi is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Acericecis ocellaris, known generally as ocellate gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the maple eyespot gall and maple leaf spot gall.
Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least three described species in Acericecis.
Stephomyia eugeniae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asteromyia gutierreziae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Celticecis celtiphyllia, the hackberry acorn gall midge, is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Lasioptera ephedrae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. It forms galls on Ephedra trifurca stems.
Asteromyia tumifica is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. This fly causes blister galls on green stems at the base of goldenrod stems. It has a fungal symbiont responseible for forming a black, hard cast around full-grown larvae. The fungi are trasported by the female midges in the ovipositor and spores are trnsferred at the time of egg insertion into the stem.
Monarthropalpus is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There is at least one described species in Monarthropalpus, M. flavus.
Neolasioptera farinosa is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Macrodiplosis qoruca is a species of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae.
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