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Genus of flies

Rabdophaga
Gall caused by Rabdophaga salicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
Tribe: Oligotrophini
Genus: Rabdophaga
(Westwood 1847)
Synonyms

Rhabdophaga

Rabdophaga is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of Rabdophaga gall willows (Salix sp.); one exception is R. giraudiana which galls the stems of poplars (Populus sp.).

Species

Previous species

References

  1. "Taxonomy for Rabdophaga". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga degeerii (Bremi, 1847)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. "Rabdophaga". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Rabdophaga". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "Rabdophaga Westwood, 1847". PESI portal. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Rabdophaga
Rhabdophaga
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