Contarinia steini (Karsch, 1881)
(a gall midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesContarinia steini (a gall midge)
GenusContarinia (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)
Records of Contarinia steini (a gall midge) :
1: Contarinia steini (a gall midge)
24 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galled male flower buds of Red Campion
Image 1: Galled and normal male flower - pale backgroundImage 2: Galls - black backgroundImage 3: Galls - white backgroundImage 4: Gall - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Gall - LS - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Gall - LS - enlarged - white background (2)Image 7: Gall - LS - enlarged - white background (3)

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