''Caryomyia'' is a genus of hickory gall midges 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 ...
. They are often known as the hickory gall midges since most species feed on various species of
hickory
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes 19 species accepted by ''Plants of the World Online''.
Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve ...
.
There are at least 30 described species in ''Caryomyia''.
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Cecidomyiinae
Cecidomyiidae genera
Gall-inducing insects
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