Contarinia loti (De Geer, 1776)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesContarinia loti (a gall midge)
GenusContarinia (a genus of gall midges)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
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 Contarinia loti (a gall midge) :
1: Contarinia loti (a gall midge)
13 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
2 galled flowers on Birds-foot Trefoil
Image 1: Galled flowersImage 2: Galled flower - LS - highly enlargedImage 3: Galled flower - LS - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Galled flowers - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Galled flowers - LS - enlarged
2: Contarinia loti (a gall midge)
15 Aug 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Galled flowers
Image 1: Galled flowerImage 2: Galled flower (2)Image 3: Galled flower headImage 4: Galled flower head (2)Image 5: Galled flower head - from aboveImage 6: Galled flower head - side viewImage 7: Galled flowers

Contarinia loti (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 Contarinia loti (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Contarinia loti (a gall midge)
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