Dasineura sp. nov.
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura sp. nov. (a gall midge)
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (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 Dasineura sp. nov. (a gall midge) :
1: Dasineura sp. nov. (a gall midge)
20 Jun 2010 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galled leaf on Dropwort
Image 1: Galled leaf - top view - white backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - under side - white backgroundImage 3: Gall - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Gall - oblique view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Galls - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Galls - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Galls - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Galls - under side - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harris, K. 2010 (Dasyneura on Dropwort) Cecidology Vol 25 (1).

Dasineura sp. nov. (a gall midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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