Lestremiinae
Sign in to saveLestremiinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. It is composed of 105 described species classified into 13 genera. The larvae feed on fungi, primarily in rotting wood.
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- Wood Midges
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Lestremiinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. It is composed of 105 described species classified into 13 genera. The larvae feed on fungi, primarily in rotting wood.
==Genera== Allarete Pritchard, 1951 Allaretella Meyer & Spungis, 1994 Anarete Halliday, 1833 Anaretella Enderlein, 1911 Buschingomyia Jaschhof & Jaschhof, 2011 Conarete Pritchard, 1951 Eomastix Jaschhof, 2009 Gongromastix Enderlein, 1936 Insulestremia Jaschhof, 2004 Lestremia Macquart, 1826 Mangogrostix Mamaev, 1985 Neolestremia Mani, 1934 Wasmanniella Kieffer, 1898
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