Catotrichinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. Members of this subfamily were formerly included in Lestremiinae and are considered the most primitive members Cecidomyiidae.[1] The larvae feed on fungi.[2] Five genera are currently recognized.[3]

Catotrichinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Catotrichinae
Edwards, 1938
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References

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  1. ^ Mathias Jaschhof (2000). "Catotrichinae subfam. n.: a re-examination of higher classification in gallmidges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)". Entomological Science. 3: 639–652. ISSN 1343-8786. Wikidata Q114006727.
  2. ^ Mathias Jaschhof; Scott J. Fitzgerald (2016). "Trichoceromyia oregonensis gen. et spec. nov.,a third Catotrichinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from the Nearctic Region". Studia dipterologica. 22 (1): 59–66. ISSN 0945-3954. Wikidata Q113883346.
  3. ^ R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.