''Gongromastix'' is a genus of 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 ...
. The five described species in this genus are known from the
holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
and
oriental
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world.
In English, it is largely a meto ...
regions.
It was established by
Günther Enderlein
Günther Enderlein (7 July 1872 – 11 August 1968) was a German zoologist, entomologist, microbiologist, researcher, physician for 60 years, and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein received international renown for his ...
in 1936.
Species
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Gongromastix angustipennis''
(Strobl, 1902)
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Gongromastix elongata''
(Felt, 1908)
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Gongromastix ignigena''
Jaschhof, 2002
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Gongromastix indica''
(Rao & Adwant, 1975)
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Gongromastix orientalis''
(Rao & Adwant, 1975)
References
Cecidomyiidae genera
Insects described in 1936
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
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