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Checklist for Family Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 (Forest Midges)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
20
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
8 Genera with 9 Species
Allarete Pritchard, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Coccodiplosis Meijere, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Coccomyza Del Guercio, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Diadiplosis Felt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Farquharsonia Collin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megommata Barnes, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allarete africana Enderlein, 1911
Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935
Coccodiplosis theobromae Harris, 1968
Coccomyza donaldi (Pritchard, 1952)⇒ Megommata donaldi Pritchard, 1952
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Diadiplosis megalamellae Barnes, 1939
Farquharsonia rostrata Collin, 1922
Megommata donaldi Pritchard, 1952
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909

Subnodes of Cecidomyiidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyCecidomyiinae
Newman, 1834
Gall Midges
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLestremiinae
Rondani, 1840
Wood Midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cecidomyiidae at artfakta.se
Cecidomyiidae at dyntaxa.se
Cecidomyiidae at gbif.org
Cecidomyiidae at gbif.org
Cecidomyiidae at irmng.org
Cecidomyiidae at itis.gov