| Lestremiinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Lestremiinae |
Lestremiinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. It is composed of 105 described species classified into 13 genera. [1] The larvae feed on fungi, primarily in rotting wood.
The Nematocera are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae. Major families in the suborder include the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and a group of families described as midges.
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.
Sciaroidea is a superfamily in the infraorder Bibionomorpha. There are about 16 families and more than 15,000 described species in Sciaroidea. Most of its constituent families are various gnats.
Catotrichinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. The larvae feed on fungi. The following four genera are currently recognized along with the extinct genus Mesotrichoca:
Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
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.
Haplusia is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Haplusia.
Heteropeza is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Heteropeza.
Stephomyia eugeniae is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Mycophila speyeri is a species of wood midge in the family Cecidomyiidae first described by Horace Francis Barnes in 1926.
Mycophila is a genus of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about eight described species in Mycophila.
Trichotoca is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are two described species in this genus, both known only from Australia.
Wheeleriola is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species in this genus - Wheeleriola perplexa - is known only from New Zeland.
Allarete is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are twelve described species in this genus. It is known from the holarctic, afrotropical, and oriental regions. The genus was first described by Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1951.
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.
Anaretella is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are seven described species. The genus was established by German scientist Günther Enderlein in 1911 and has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Conarete is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 13 described species in this genus. It was established by Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1951.
Gongromastix is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species in this genus are known from the holarctic and oriental regions. It was established by Günther Enderlein in 1936.
Lestremia is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.