Jaapiella veronicae (Vallot, 1827)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJaapiella veronicae (a gall midge)
GenusJaapiella (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 Jaapiella veronicae (a gall midge) :
1: Jaapiella veronicae (a gall midge)
8 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Gall in terminal bud of Germander Speedwell
Image 1: Gall - enlargedImage 2: Gall - LS - enlargedImage 3: Gall - LS - magnifiedImage 4: Gall - side view - enlargedImage 5: Speedwell gallsImage 6: Speedwells with galls
2: Jaapiella veronicae (a gall midge)
15 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
gall on Veronica chamaedrys
Image 1: Gall on Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)Image 2: Gall on Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) (2)

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