Cecidomyiini
(a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Arthrocnodax
a genus of gall midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Contarinia
a genus of gall midges
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 		Genus 6 subtaxa 45 images 2 ident. refs
Feltiella acarisuga
a gall midge
Species 2 ident. refs
Mycodiplosis
rust midges
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Cecidomyiini (a tribe 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 Cecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 182 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
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