Polystepha Explained

Polystepha is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Polystepha.

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Polystepha:

• Polystepha aceris (Felt, 1907)
• Polystepha americana (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha canadensis (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha caryae (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha connecta (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha cornifolia (Felt, 1907)
• Polystepha globosa (Felt, 1909)
• Polystepha lapalmae Möhn, 1960
• Polystepha malpighii (Kieffer, 1909)
• Polystepha multifila (Felt, 1907)
• Polystepha pilulae (Beutenmuller, 1892)
• Polystepha podagrae (Felt, 1909)
• Polystepha pustulata (Felt, 1909)
• Polystepha pustuloides (Beutenmuller, 1907)
• Polystepha quercifolia (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha quercus Kieffer, 1897
• Polystepha rhoina (Felt, 1907)
• Polystepha rossica Mamaeva, 1981
• Polystepha salvadorensis Möhn, 1960
• Polystepha serrata (Felt, 1908)
• Polystepha simpla (Felt, 1909)
• Polystepha sobrina (Felt, 1907)
• Polystepha symmetrica (Osten Sacken, 1862)
• Polystepha transversa (Felt, 1907)

Further reading

• Book: Evolution of Gall Forming Insects - Gall Midges. 1975. Mamaev . B. M.. British Library Board. 978-0-85350-157-2.
• 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.