''Lestremia'' 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 ...
. There are 18 described species in this genus.
It was established by French entomologist
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart (8 April 1778 – 25 November 1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Fly, flies. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.
Biography Early life
Macquart wa ...
in 1826.
Species
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Lestremia allahabadensis
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Grover, 1970
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Lestremia calcuttaensis''
Mani, 1937
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Lestremia ceylandica''
Kieffer, 1912
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Lestremia cinerea
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Macquart, 1826
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Lestremia clivicola''
Hardy, 1960
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Lestremia deepica''
Sharma & Rao, 1980
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Lestremia deploegi''
Nel & Prokop, 2006
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Lestremia eocenica''
Nel & Prokop, 2006
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Lestremia indica''
Kieffer, 1909
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Lestremia leucophaea
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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(Meigen, 1818)
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Lestremia nigra
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Blanchard, 1852
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Lestremia novaezealandiae
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Marshall, 1896
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Lestremia palikuensis
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Hardy, 1960
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Lestremia parvostylia
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Jaschhof, 1994
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Lestremia pinites
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Meunier, 1904
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Lestremia sanctijohanni
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Rao, 1951
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Lestremia solidaginis
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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(Felt, 1907)
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Lestremia ugandae
''Lestremia'' is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are 18 described species in this genus. It was established by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1826.
Species
*''Lestremia allahabadensis'' Grover, 1970
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Barnes, 1936
References
Cecidomyiidae genera
Insects described in 1826
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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