Lasioptera rubi (Schrank, 1803)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasioptera rubi (a gall midge)
GenusLasioptera (a genus of gall midges)
TribeLasiopterini (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 Lasioptera rubi (a gall midge) :
1: Lasioptera rubi (a gall midge)
28 Sep 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Galls on stem of bramble
Image 1: Gall - front view - white backgroundImage 2: Gall - front view - white background (2)Image 3: Gall - side view - white backgroundImage 4: Gall - side view - white background (2)Image 5: Gall - cross section with yellow larva in black-mouldy cavity - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Gall - longitudinal section with pinkish larva in black-mouldy cavity - enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Gall - longitudinal section with yellow larvae in black-mouldy cavities - enlarged - white background

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

Causes lumpy galls on Bramble stems and occasionally petioles. The galls are infected by dematiacous hyphomycete mould. The larvae live in cavities within the gall and feed on the black mould.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2011British Plant GallsAIDGAP Keys, Second edition, 432pp, Field Studies Council
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