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Dasineura
Dasineura is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, some of which cause galls on plants such as Dasineura crataegi on hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and Dasineura fraxinea on ash (Fraxinus excelsior).
Cecidomyia
Cecidomyia is a genus of gall midges in the tribe Cecidomyiini.
Sitodiplosis
Sitodiplosis is a genus of flies belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae.
Asphondylia
thumb|Asphondylia solidaginis, gall in goldenrod (Solidago) thumb|Asphondylia solidaginis pupa in its gall
Resseliella
Resseliella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 50 described species in the genus Resseliella.
Contarinia
Contarinia is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are over 300 described species in the genus.
Caryomyia
Caryomyia is a genus of hickory gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. They are often known as the hickory gall midges since most species feed on various species of hickory. There are at least 30 described species in Caryomyia.
Mayetiola
Mayetiola is a genus of flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops.
Rhopalomyia
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. thumb|left|Rhopalomyia clarkei pupa
Bremia
genus of insects
Anarete
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.
Neolasioptera
Neolasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 130 described species in the genus Neolasioptera.
Miastor
Miastor is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in Miastor.
Parallelodiplosis
Parallelodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 20 described species in Parallelodiplosis.
Macrodiplosis
Macrodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 19 described species in Macrodiplosis.
Polystepha
Polystepha is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Polystepha.
Rabdophaga
Rabdophaga is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of Rabdophaga gall willows (Salix sp.); one exception is R. giraudiana which galls the stems of poplars (Populus sp.).
Lestremia
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.
Peromyia
Peromyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 203 described species in Peromyia. The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.
Sackenomyia
Sackenomyia is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about five described species in Sackenomyia.
Anaretella
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.
Asteromyia
Asteromyia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about nine described species in Asteromyia.
Thecodiplosis
Thecodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Thecodiplosis.
Schizomyia
Schizomyia is a genus of gall midges. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Mycodiplosis
Mycodiplosis is a genus of gall midges. The larvae feed on the spores of rust fungi, powdery mildews, downy mildews, Polythrincium trifolii, and Rhytisma acerinum. 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. ==Taxonomy== Mycodiplosis contains the following species: Mycodiplosis pucciniae Mycodiplosis thoracica Mycodiplosis fraxinicola Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae Mycodiplosis coniophaga Mycodiplosis erysiphes Mycodiplosis heterosaetosa Mycodiplosis gymnosporan
Prodiplosis
Prodiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 11 described species in Prodiplosis.
Campylomyza
Campylomyza is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The 40 described species are found in the Holarctic, Oriental, Neotropical, and Australasian regions. The genus was first described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818.
Taxodiomyia
Taxodiomyia is a genus of cypress gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 3 described species in Taxodiomyia.
Catocha
Catocha is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eleven described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Anabremia
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.
Paradiplosis
Paradiplosis is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least four described species in Paradiplosis.
Winnertzia
Winnertzia is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 90 described species in Winnertzia.
Anocha
Anocha is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The eight described species are known from the holarctic region. The genus was first described by Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1948.
Bryomyia
Bryomyia is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The six described species are found in the Holarctic and Oriental regions. The genus was first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1895.
Isocolpodia
Isocolpodia is a genus of gall and forest midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Isocolpodia. thumb|Isocolpodia
Gongromastix
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.
Mycophila
Mycophila is a genus of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are seven described species in Mycophila. The genus was established by Ephraim Porter Felt in 1911.
Wasmanniella
Wasmanniella is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The three described species are known from the holarctic and oriental regions. The genus was established by French entomologist Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1898.
Heteropeza
Heteropeza is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about six described species in Heteropeza.
Stephomyia
Stephomyia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in Stephomyia.
Heterogenella
Heterogenella is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The twelve described species are found in the Holarctic and Oriental realms. The genus was established by Boris Mamaev in 1963.
Micromya
Micromya is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The eleven described species are found in the holarctic, Neotropical, and Oriental realms. The genus was first described by Italian entomologist Camillo Rondani in 1840.
Allarete
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.
Aprionus
Aprionus is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 137 described species in Aprionus. The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.
Tritozyga
Tritozyga is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The two described species are found in the Holarctic region. The genus was established in 1862 by German entomologist Hermann Loew.
Harmandiola
Harmandiola is a genus of flies belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae. The 14 described species are found in the Holarctic region. They induce galls on species of poplar, chestnut, and hickory trees.
Dicrodiplosis
Dicrodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about 15 described species in Dicrodiplosis.
Haplusia
Haplusia is a genus of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Haplusia.
Janetiella
Janetiella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least thirty described species.
Conarete
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.
Walshomyia
Walshomyia is a genus of gall-inducing midges.
Acoenonia
Acoenonia is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The six described species are found in the holarctic region. The genus was first described by Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1947.
Polyardis
Polyardis is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The ten described species are found in the Holarctic and Australasian realms. The genus was first described by entomologist Arthur Earl Pritchard in 1947.
Strobliella
Strobliella is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Strobliella intermedia - is found in the Holarctic region. The genus was established in 1898 by Jean-Jacques Kieffer.
Ozirhincus
Ozirhincus is a Palearctic genus of gall midges, whose larval stages feed predominantly on the seeds of Asteraceae.
Celticecis
Celticecis is a genus of hackberry gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
Neurolyga
Neurolyga is a genus of wood midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. The 28 described species occur in the holarctic region. The genus was established by Italian entomologist Camillo Rondani in 1840.
Cystiphora
Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in the genus Cystiphora.
Porricondyla
Porricondyla is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 110 described species in Porricondyla, found mainly in Europe and North America.
Orseolia
Orseolia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Cecidomyiidae.