Geromyia penniseti, the millet grain midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] It is found in Africa and South Asia.[2] During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants.[3]
| Geromyia penniseti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Cecidomyiidi |
| Genus: | Geromyia |
| Species: | G. penniseti
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| Binomial name | |
| Geromyia penniseti (Felt, 1920)
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| Synonyms | |
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Itonida pennisetti | |
References
edit- ^ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
Further reading
edit- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
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