Acericecis campestre Harris, 2004
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcericecis campestre (a gall midge)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acericecis campestre (a gall midge) :
1: Acericecis campestre (a gall midge)
28 May 2009 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
galls on Field Maple leaves
Image 1: Galled leaf - top surface - dark backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - under surface - dark backgroundImage 3: Galls - leaf top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Galls - leaf top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Galls - leaf under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Galls - leaf under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Young gall - magnified
2: Acericecis campestre (a gall midge)
24 May 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
empty galls on Field Maple leaf
Image 1: Galls - top viewImage 2: Galls - under-side

Acericecis campestre (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acericecis campestre (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acericecis campestre (a gall midge)
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