Mycocecis Edwards, 1922

Fjellberg, Arne & Fedotova, Zoya, 2024, New records of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Norway, Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 8-94 : 53

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scientific name

Mycocecis Edwards, 1922
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Genus Mycocecis Edwards, 1922 View in CoL

The genus contains a single species with European distribution. It is a fungivore, and it is one of very few known examples of a gall midge making what can be described as a gall on fungi.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Cecidomyiidae

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