''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family
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 us ...
. There are eight described species.
The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist
Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander Henry Haliday (1806–1870, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday, Alexis Heinrich Haliday, or simply Haliday) was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Thysanoptera, but worked on ...
.
Species
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Catocha angulata''
Jaschhof, 2009
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Catocha barberi
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*'' Catocha barbe ...
''
Felt, 1913
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Catocha betsyae
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*''Catocha barber ...
''
(Pritchard, 1960)
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Catocha brachycornis
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*''Catocha barber ...
''
(Spungis & Jaschhof, 2000)
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Catocha incisa
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*''Catocha barber ...
''
Jaschhof, 2009
*''
Catocha indica
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*''Catocha barber ...
''
Mani, 1934
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Catocha latipes
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*''Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*''Catocha barberi ...
''
Haliday, 1833
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Catocha subalpina
''Catocha'' is a genus of wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are eight described species. The genus was established in 1833 by Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
Species
*'' Catocha angulata'' Jaschhof, 2009
*'' Catocha barbe ...
''
Jaschhof, 2009
References
Cecidomyiidae genera
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Insects described in 1833
Taxa named by Alexander Henry Haliday