''Schizomyia'' is a genus of

gall midge 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 us ...

s. It has a

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. This genus is in the tribe Schizomyiina of the tribe Asphondyliini of the family

Cecidomyiinae The Cecidomyiinae are a subfamily of flies often called gall midges or gall gnats. This subfamily is best known for its members that induce galls on plants, but there are also many species that are fungivorous, parasitoids, or predacious ...

Species

These 50 species belong to the genus ''Schizomyia'': * '' Schizomyia acaciae'' Mani, 1934^{c g} * '' Schizomyia acalyphae'' Felt, 1918^{c g} * '' Schizomyia altifila'' (Felt, 1907)^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia assamensis'' Felt, 1920^{c g} * '' Schizomyia botellus'' Dorchin & Freidberg^g * '' Schizomyia caryaecola'' Felt, 1908^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia cheriani'' Mani, 1936^{c g} * '' Schizomyia cissusaeflorae'' Mani, 1986^{c g} * '' Schizomyia clerodendri'' Mani, 1986^{c g} * '' Schizomyia cocculi'' Mani, 1954^{c g} * '' Schizomyia cryptostegiae'' Gagne, 1997^{c g} * '' Schizomyia diplodisci'' Felt, 1918^{c g} * '' Schizomyia ericae'' Rubsaamen, 1915^{c g} * '' Schizomyia eupatoriflorae'' (Beutenmuller, 1907)^{i c g b} * '' Schizomyia galiorum'' Kieffer, 1889^{c g} — Europe, Algeria, Kazakhstan. Hosts: ''

Galium ''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 spe ...

'' spp. * '' Schizomyia impatientis'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)^{i c g b} * '' Schizomyia incerta'' Kieffer, 1909^{c g} * '' Schizomyia indica'' Kieffer, 1909^{c g} * '' Schizomyia ipomoeae'' Felt, 1910^{c g} * '' Schizomyia laporteae'' Felt, 1921^{c g} * '' Schizomyia loroco'' Gagne, 2008^{c g} * '' Schizomyia macarangae'' Nayar, 1953^{c g} * '' Schizomyia macrocapillata'' Maia, 2005^{c g} * '' Schizomyia macrofila'' (Felt, 1907)^{i c g b} * '' Schizomyia maeruae'' Felt, 1926^{c g} * '' Schizomyia manihoti'' Tavares, 1925^{c g} * '' Schizomyia mimosae'' Tavares, 1925^{c g} * '' Schizomyia nodosa'' Felt, 1921^{c g} * '' Schizomyia orientalis'' Grover, 1966^{c g} * '' Schizomyia petiolicola'' Felt, 1908^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia psoraleae'' Rübsaamen, 1910^{c g} * '' Schizomyia racemicola'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)^{i c g b} * '' Schizomyia rivinae'' Felt, 1908^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia rubi'' (Felt, 1907)^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia samaralukensis'' Fedotova, 2007^{c g} * '' Schizomyia scheppigi'' Rübsaamen, 1910^{c g} * '' Schizomyia sesami'' Barnes, 1939^{c g} * '' Schizomyia speciosa'' Felt, 1914^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia spherica'' Maia & Oliveira, 2007^{c g} * '' Schizomyia stachytarphetae'' Barnes, 1932^{c g} * '' Schizomyia tami'' Kieffer, 1902^{c g} * '' Schizomyia tuiuiu'' Urso-Guimaraes & de Souza Amorim, 2002^{c g} * '' Schizomyia umbellicola'' (Osten Sacken, 1878)^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia variicornis'' (Kieffer, 1913)^{c g} * '' Schizomyia verbesinae''^b * '' Schizomyia viburni'' Felt, 1908^{i c g} * '' Schizomyia villebrunneae'' Felt, 1921^{c g}

Former species

* '' Ampelomyia viticola'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)^{i c g b} — Eastern

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. Hosts: ''

Vitis ''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, b ...

'' (grape tube gallmaker) * '' Ampelomyia vitiscoryloides'' (Packard)^{i c g b} * '' Ampelomyia vitispomum'' (Osten Sacken, 1878)^{i c g b} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q14543045 Cecidomyiinae Cecidomyiidae genera Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Kieffer