Iteomyia capreae (Winnertz, 1853)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIteomyia capreae (a gall midge)
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 Iteomyia capreae (a gall midge) :
1: Iteomyia capreae (a gall midge)
11 Oct 2009 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
galls on Sallow leaves
Image 1: Galled leaf - top surface - black backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - top surface - black background (2)Image 3: Galled leaf - under surface - black backgroundImage 4: Galled leaf - under surface - black background (2)Image 5: Galled leaves - top surfaces - black backgroundImage 6: Galled leaves - under surfaces - black backgroundImage 7: Gall - LS - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Galls on top surface of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Galls on under surface of leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Galls - top surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Galls - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 12: Galls - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 13: Galls - top surface - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 14: Galls - under surface - close-up - highly enlargedImage 15: Galls - under surface - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Galls - under surface - close-up - magnifiedImage 17: Galls - under surface - close-up - magnified (2)Image 18: Galls - under surface - close-up - magnified (3)Image 19: Gall - under surface - close-up - magnified

Iteomyia capreae (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 Iteomyia capreae (a gall midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Iteomyia capreae (a gall midge)
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