Catotricha is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species in Catotricha are found in the holarctic region.[1] This genus was established by British entomologist Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1938.[1]

Catotricha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Catotrichinae
Genus: Catotricha
Edwards, 1938
Type species
Catotricha americana
(Felt, 1908)

Species

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These five species belong to the genus Catotricha:

References

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  1. ^ a b R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.

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