Asphondyliini is a tribe of

gall midge Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...

s in the family

Cecidomyiidae Cecidomyiidae is a family of diptera, 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 in ...

. There are about six genera and at least 100 described species in Asphondyliini.

Genera

* '' Ampelomyia'' * ''

Asphondylia ''Asphondylia'' is a cosmopolitan genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. All species in this genus induce galls on plants, especially on flowers and flower buds. There are over 300 described species in the genus ''Asphondylia'', with ...

'' * '' Bruggmannia'' * '' Bruggmanniella'' * '' Daphnephila'' Kieffer, 1905 * '' Polystepha'' Kieffer, 1897 * ''

Schizomyia ''Schizomyia'' is a genus of gall midges. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. This genus is in the tribe Schizomyiina of the tribe Asphondyliini of the family Cecidomyiidae. Species These 51 species belong to the genus ''Schizomyia'': * ''Sch ...

'' * '' Stephomyia''

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* Cecidomyiinae Nematocera tribes {{Bibionomorpha-stub

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