Rhopalomyia is a genus of gall midges, insects in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 267 described species in Rhopalomyia.[1] Most species in this genus induce galls on plants in the Asteraceae.[1] This genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Rhopalomyia was first established by Ewald Heinrich Rübsaamen in 1892.[1]
| Rhopalomyia | |
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| Rhopalomyia solidaginis, pupa and emerging adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Tribe: | Oligotrophini |
| Genus: | Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 1892 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Gagné, R.J. (1989). The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-1918-2.
- Gagné, R.J. (1994). The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-2786-X.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fifth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
- Thompson, C.F.; Evenhuis, N.L., eds. (1998). "Biosystematic Database of World Diptera". Diptera Data Dissemination Disk. 1. North American Dipterists Society c/o SEL, USDA.
External links
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Media related to Rhopalomyia at Wikimedia Commons
- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-03-03.
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