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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.
The Cecidomyiinae, commonly known as gall midges or gall gnats, is the largest subfamily in Cecidomyiidae with over 600 genera and more than 5000 described species. [1] Larvae of the other ( basal ) cecidomyiid subfamilies feed on fungi; whereas this subfamily is best known for its members that induce galls on plants.
Cecidomyiidae known as gall midges or gall gnats. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... List of Aprionus species ...
There are three distinct gnat species, each harmless but annoying: Fungus gnats look like little mosquitoes and do not bite. Fruit flies have big, red eyes, and drain flies are lighter and hairy.
They are often called gall midges or gall gnats. Systematics. Lasiopteridi - tribes, and selected genera: Brachineurini [1] Brachineura Rondani, 1840;
Aciurina bigeloviae Cotton-gall Tephritid; Aciurina thoracica Desert Broom Gallfly; Aciurina trixa Bubble-gall Tephritid; Cecidochares connexa Chromolaena Stem Gall Fly; Eurosta comma goldenrod
Gnats are also attracted to the smell of bad breath and carbon dioxide when people exhale, according to Orkin. If you have any fruity or sweet perfumes or shampoos, that could also draw in the ...
The editors, Benjamin Dann Walsh and Charles Valentine Riley, responded that in unpublished manuscripts of theirs they had given the galls the name Vitis lituus and noted they were made by a gall gnat in the genus Cecidomyia. [3] This would create a specific name Cecidomyia vitis lituus, which is an unavailable name.