Peromyia is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 203 described species in Peromyia.[1] The genus was established by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1894.[1]

Peromyia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Tribe: Peromyiini
Genus: Peromyia
Kieffer, 1894
Type species
Peromyia leveillei
Kieffer, 1894
Synonyms
  • Joannisia Kieffer, 1894
  • Joanisia Enderlein, 1911
  • Joanissia Felt, 1911
  • Johannisia Enderlein, 1936
  • Camptoza Enderlein, 1936

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.