Biology:Acericecis
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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". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=123761. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Acericecis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1596253. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Acericecis genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/184405. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 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. Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80420580/Gagne_2017_World_Cat_4th_ed.pdf. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 1981. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.817747/publication.html.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA. http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12454900/Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_Edition.pdf.
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