''Mayetiola'' are a genus of
flies
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from the
family
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Cecidomyiidae
Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usu ...
. Most species are pests of
cereal
A cereal is any Poaceae, grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, Cereal germ, germ, and bran. Cereal Grain, grain crops are grown in greater quantit ...
crops.
Species
Contains:
*''
Mayetiola avenae''
(Marchal Marchal is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* André Marchal (1894–1980), French organist and teacher
* Arlette Marchal (1902–1984), French film actress
*Élie Marchal (1839–1923), Belgian botanist and mycologist
* H ...
, 1895)
*''
Mayetiola bimaculata''
(Rübsaamen, 1895)
*''
Mayetiola dactylidis''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1896
*''
Mayetiola destructor''
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* "Say" ( ...
, 1817)
*''
Mayetiola hellwigi''
(Rübsaamen, 1912)
*''
Mayetiola holci''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1896
*''
Mayetiola hordei''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1909
*''
Mayetiola joannisi''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1896
*''
Mayetiola lanceolatae''
(Rübsaamen, 1895)
*''
Mayetiola moliniae''
(Rübsaamen, 1895)
*''
Mayetiola phalaris''
Barnes, 1928
*''
Mayetiola piceae''
Felt, 1926
*''
Mayetiola poae''
(Bosc, 1817)
*''
Mayetiola radicifica''
(Rübsaamen, 1895)
References
Cecidomyiinae
Cecidomyiidae genera
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