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Species Celticecis cornuata - Hackberry Horn Gall Midge

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Family Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Subfamily Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Supertribe Lasiopteridi
Genus Celticecis (Hackberry Gall Midges)
Species cornuata (Hackberry Horn Gall Midge)
Explanation of Names
Author: Gagné, 2013. The name cornuata refers to the horn-shaped gall. (1)
Range
MO to KY, south to TX and FL. (1)
Works Cited
1.The North American gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of hackberries (Cannabaceae: Celtis spp.)
Raymond J. Gagné and John C. Moser. 2013. The American Entomological Society.