Termitomastus is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The one described species - Termitomastus leptoproctus - is found in the South America.[1] The genus was established in 1901 by Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri.[1]
Termitomastus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Subfamily: | Micromyinae |
Genus: | Termitomastus Silvestri, 1901 |
Type species | |
Termitomastus leptoproctus Silvestri, 1901
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References
edit- ^ 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.