Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Meade, 1888)
(Ash Gall Midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArthrocnodax fraxinellus (Ash Gall Midge)
GenusArthrocnodax (a genus of gall midges)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ashe, P. & O’Connor, J.P. 2005 Rediscovery and the first Irish record of Arthrocnodax fraxinella (Meade) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) reared from the cauliflower ash gall Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 141: 139-142.

Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Ash Gall Midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Ash Gall Midge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Ash Gall Midge)
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