Contarinia Rondani, 1860

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 34

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15883449

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scientific name

Contarinia Rondani, 1860
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Genus Contarinia Rondani, 1860 View in CoL

This large genus includes 318 species globally, most of which develop in galled flowers or in leaf rolls. The larvae are generally capable of jumping. This trait is not unique to Contarinia , but it is a useful field trait for separating Contarinia larvae from those of e.g., Dasineura Rondani, 1840 , Jaapiella Rübsaamen, 1915 or Macrolabis Kieffer, 1892 , which are commonly found in similar situations, but which do not jump.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

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