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Schizomyia

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Schizomyia
S. galiorum gall on Galium verum.
S. viticola galls on Vitis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Supertribe: Asphondyliidi
Tribe: Asphondyliini
Subtribe: Schizomyiina
Genus: Schizomyia
Kieffer, 1889[1][2]
Type species
Schizomyia galiorum
Kieffer, 1889[1]
Diversity
Approximately 55 species[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Paraschizomyia Möhn, 1961[3]

Schizomyia is a genus of gall midges. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

This genus is in the tribe Schizomyiina of the tribe Asphondyliini of the family Cecidomyiidae.[4][5][6]

S. racemicola galls
S. racemicola larva

Species

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These 51 species belong to the genus Schizomyia:

Former species

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Data sources: i = ITIS,[7] c = Catalogue of Life,[8] g = GBIF,[9] b = Bugguide.net[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kieffer, J. J. (1889). "Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Gallmücken". Entomologische Nachrichten. 15 (12): 183–188.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (3rd ed.). Washington: USDA. pp. 333–336. ISBN 978-0-615-92644-5.
  3. ^ Möhn, Edwin (1961). "Neue Asphondyliidi-Gattungen (Diptera, Itonididae)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 49: 4–5.
  4. ^ Gagné (1994). The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. pp. 142–144. ISBN 0-8014-2786-X.
  5. ^ Gagne, Raymond; Menjivar, Rafael (2008). "A New Species of Schizomyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a Pest of Fernaldia pandurata (Apocynaceae) in Central America". Usda Systematic Entomology Laboratory: 285.
  6. ^ Tokuda, Makoto; Yukawa, Junichi (2007). "Biogeography and evolution of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) inhabiting broad-leaved evergreen forests in Oriental and eastern Palearctic regions". Oriental Insects. 41 (1): 122, 126. doi:10.1080/00305316.2007.10417502. S2CID 85241125.
  7. ^ "Schizomyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ^ "Browse Schizomyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ^ "Schizomyia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  10. ^ "Schizomyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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