Mycodiplosis
| Mycodiplosis | |
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| Adult Mycodiplosis reared from a larva on Puccinia hypochaeridis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Cecidomyiidi |
| Tribe: | Mycodiplosini |
| Genus: | Mycodiplosis Rübsaamen, 1895 |
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Mycodiplosis is a genus of gall midges.[1] The larvae feed on the spores of rust fungi, powdery mildews,[2] downy mildews, Polythrincium trifolii, and Rhytisma acerinum.[3] It is thought that they are generalist, without strong preferences for individual species of rust; there is only limited evidence to suggest some degree of host specificity.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Mycodiplosis contains the following species:
- Mycodiplosis pucciniae[1]
- Mycodiplosis thoracica[1]
- Mycodiplosis fraxinicola[1]
- Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae[1]
- Mycodiplosis coniophaga[1]
- Mycodiplosis erysiphes[1]
- Mycodiplosis heterosaetosa[1]
- Mycodiplosis gymnosporangii[1]
- Mycodiplosis constricta[1]
- Mycodiplosis hemileiae[1]
- Mycodiplosis glycyrrhizae[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Genus Mycodiplosis (Rust-eating midges)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b Henk, D. A., Farr, D. F., Aime, M. C. (1 August 2011). "Mycodiplosis (Diptera) infestation of rust fungi is frequent, wide spread and possibly host specific". Fungal Ecology. 4 (4): 284–289. Bibcode:2011FunE....4..284H. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.03.006. ISSN 1754-5048.
- ^ a b Ellis, W. N. (2001–2025). "Mycodiplosis". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Nelsen, Donald Jay (2013). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Species Diversity, Specificity, and Distribution of Mycodiplosis on Rust Fungi (Master of Science thesis). Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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