Acericecis
| Acericecis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Genus: | Acericecis Gagne, 1983 |
Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are five described species in Acericecis, one of which is known only from fossils.[1][2][3][4] All extant species induce galls on the leaves of maples.[4] All species are known only from the Holarctic.[4] The genus was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne.[4] The type species is Acericecis occellaris.[4]
Species
The five species in the genus Acericecis are:[4]
- Acericecis campestre Harris, 2004
- † Acericecis chaneyi (Cockerell, 1927)
- Acericecis ocellaris (Osten Sacken, 1862) (ocellate gall midge)
- Acericecis szepligetii (Kieffer, 1902)
- Acericecis vitrina (Kieffer, 1909)
References
- ^ "Acericecis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Acericecis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Acericecis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f Gagne, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2025). Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae of the World (6th ed.). doi:10.5281/zenodo.15409750. ISBN 978-0-9863941-5-7.
Further reading
- Gagné, R. J. (1989). The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-1918-8.
- Gagné, R. J. (1994). The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-2786-2.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2014.