Definition of Cecidomyia. Meaning of Cecidomyia. Synonyms of Cecidomyia

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Definition of Cecidomyia

Cecidomyia
Cecidomyia Cec`i*do*my"i*a, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki`s, ?, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.

Meaning of Cecidomyia from wikipedia

- Cecidomyia is a genus of gall midges in the tribe Cecidomyiini. Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europäischen zweiflügligen Insekten. Johann...
- Cecidomyia elegans is a species of gall midges in the tribe Cecidomyiini. It is found in Germany. Beitrag zur einer Monographie der Gallmücken. J Winnertz...
- Carl Robert Osten-Sacken described this species, placing it in the genus Cecidomyia. He based the description on galls on Vitis and larvae found in the vicinity...
- and their hybrid, C × media Bechst. Synonyms are Perrisia crataegi and Cecidomyia crataegi (Winnertz, 1853). The midge induces stunted and distorted rosettes...
- Cecidomyiidae Genus: Rabdophaga Species: R. rosaria Binomial name Rabdophaga rosaria (H. Loew, 1850) Synonyms Cecidomyia rosaria Cecidomyia cinerearum...
- Family: Cecidomyiidae Genus: Mayetiola Species: M. destructor Binomial name Mayetiola destructor (Say, 1817) Synonyms Cecidomyia destructor Say, 1817...
- Diptera Family: Cecidomyiidae Genus: Macrodiplosis Species: M. qoruca Binomial name Macrodiplosis qoruca (Felt, 1925) Synonyms Cecidomyia q-oruca Felt, 1925...
- Genus: Contarinia Species: C. verrucicola Binomial name Contarinia verrucicola (Osten Sacken, 1875) Synonyms Cecidomyia verrucicola Osten Sacken, 1875...
-  acarisuga Binomial name Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot, 1827) Synonyms Cecidomyia acarisuga Vallot, 1827 Feltiella persicae (Kieffer, 1912) Feltiella tetranychi...
- zoologist James Wood-Mason identified the insect as a midge, called it Cecidomyia oryzae, and wrote about it in the American Naturalist, but did not formally...