Biology:Acericecis ocellaris
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Short description: Species of fly
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| Larva (top) and Leaf gall caused by Acericecis ocellaris (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: | Acericecis |
| Species: | A. ocellaris
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| Acericecis ocellaris (Osten Sacken, 1862)
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Acericecis ocellaris, known generally as ocellate gall midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. Other common names include the maple eyespot gall and maple leaf spot gall.[1][2][3][4]
This species induces blister-like galls on the leaves of maples in the Nearctic, including Acer circinatum, A. pensylvanicum, A. rubrum, A. saccharinum, A. saccharum, and A. spicatum.[5][6]
The species was first described by Carl Robert Osten-Sacken in 1862 as Cecidomyia ocellaris.[5] It is the type species of the genus.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Acericecis ocellaris Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=123762. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Acericecis ocellaris species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/0016985210c4eac25a3760738f3070e8. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Acericecis ocellaris". https://www.gbif.org/species/1596254. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Acericecis ocellaris Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/184406. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
- ↑ "Gallformers". https://gallformers.org/.
Further reading
- 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.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q13625565 entry
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