Cystiphora Explained

Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in Cystiphora.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Cystiphora:

• Cystiphora canadensis Felt, 1913

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• Cystiphora leontodontis (Bremi, 1847)

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• Cystiphora sanguinea (Bremi, 1847)

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• Cystiphora schmidti (Rübsaamen, 1914)

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• Cystiphora scorzonerae Kieffer, 1909

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• Cystiphora sonchi (Bremi, 1847)

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• Cystiphora taraxaci (Kieffer, 1888)

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Further reading

• Book: The Plant-Feeding Gall Midges of North America. 1989. Gagné . R. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-1918-8.
• Book: The Gall Midges of the Neotropical Region. 1994. Gagné . R. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-2786-2.
• Book: A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition. 2017. Gagné . Raymond J.. Jaschhof . Mathias. Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine . J. F.. Petersen . B. V.. Shewell . G. E.. Teskey . H. J.. Vockeroth . J. R.. Wood . D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.
• A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World. 2014. Gagné . Raymond J.. Jaschhof . Mathias. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.