Biology:Mikiola fagi

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Short description: Species of fly

Mikiola fagi
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Gall formed by Mikiola fagi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Mikiola
Species:
M. fagi
Binomial name
Mikiola fagi
(Hartig, 1839)

Mikiola fagi, the beech gall midge is a gall-causing fly in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] This species was first described by Theodor Hartig in 1839.

Range

According to observations of the species aggregated on GBIF, this fly spreads across Europe.[2]

References

  1. Swanton, Ernest William Brockton. British plant-galls; a classified text book of cecidology. London,Methuen & co. ltd.. pp. 408. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/116245. 
  2. Mikiola fagi (Hartig, 1839) in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-10-11.

Wikidata ☰ Q1647037 entry