Lasiopteridi
(a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Brachineurini
a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges
Tribe 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Lasiopterini
a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges
Tribe 1 subtaxa 7 images
Lasioptera
a genus of gall midges
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 7 images
Oligotrophini
a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges
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 		Tribe 25 subtaxa 260 images 8 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Lasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 148 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
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