Supertribe

Lasiopteridi

Rabdophaga salicisbatatus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The Lasiopteridi is a supertribe of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. They are often called gall midges or gall gnats.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Nematocera (Nematoceran flies)
        Infraorder: Bibionomorpha (Gnats and allies)
        Superfamily: Sciaroidea (Fungus gnats and gall midges)
        Family: Cecidomyiidae (Gall and forest midges)
        Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae (Gall midges)
        Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
        Genus: Iteomyia
        Tribe: Dasineurini (5)
        Tribe: Oligotrophini (2)
        Tribe: Alycaulini (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Iteomyia

Tribe: Dasineurini

Tribe: Oligotrophini

Tribe: Alycaulini

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Discussion

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