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Cecidomyiidae
Sign in to saveAlso known as gall midges, cecid flies, cecids
thumb|right|A cecidomyiid laying eggs on grass thumb|thumbtime=0:51|Cecidomyiid in copula thumb|thumbtime=1:40|Cecidomyiid oviposting into boreholes of bark beetles on a fallen beech
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Cecidomyiidae is a family of insects within the order Diptera, class Insecta, and phylum Arthropoda. The taxon is classified under the superfamily Sciaroidea and is commonly known as Gall Midges and Wood Midges, or galmuggen. Its scientific status is accepted, with the authority cited as Rye, 1874.
Records for this family are held by institutions including UAN, USNM, UAM, and UCMP. These records are associated with the countries of Mexico and the United States. The family has 2,823,504 occurrences documented, along with 115,074 records and 2,191 media items.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyCecidomyiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 115,074
- With media
- 2,191
- Family
- Cecidomyiidae
- Collections
- UAN, USNM, UAM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Sciaroidea
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- Fly December 2007-4.jpg
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- Cecidomyiidae
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- Cecidomyiidae
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- Category:Cecidomyiidae
- taxon common name
- galmuggen
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- As a pest or biological control
- References
- Further reading
- Economic
- Taxonomy
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thumb|right|A cecidomyiid laying eggs on grass thumb|thumbtime=0:51|Cecidomyiid in copula thumb|thumbtime=1:40|Cecidomyiid oviposting into boreholes of bark beetles on a fallen beech
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only in length; many are less than long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. Some Cecidomyiids are also known for the strange phenomenon of paedogenesis in which the larval stage reproduces without maturing first. In some species, the daughter larvae consume the mother, while in others, reproduction occurs later on in the egg or pupa.
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