Lasioptera is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 140 described species in Lasioptera.[1][2][3][4]
| Lasioptera | |
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| Lasioptera carophila | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Tribe: | Lasiopterini |
| Genus: | Lasioptera Meigen, 1818 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 140 species | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lasioptera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Browse Lasioptera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Lasioptera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Lasioptera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
Further reading
edit- Gagné, R. J. (1989). The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-1918-8.
- Gagné, R. J. (1994). The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-2786-2.
- 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.
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
- Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.
External links
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