''Mayetiola'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in the

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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 ...

. Most species are pests of

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crops.

Species

Contains: *''

Mayetiola avenae ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' (Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer, 189 ...

'' (

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, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis''

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, 1896 *'' Mayetiola destructor'' ( Say, 1817) *'' Mayetiola hellwigi'' (Rübsaamen, 1912) *''

Mayetiola holci ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the Family (biology), family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *''Mayetiola avenae'' (Paul Marchal, Marchal, 1895) *''Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *''M ...

, 1896 *'' Mayetiola hordei''

, 1909 *''

Mayetiola joannisi ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' (Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer, 189 ...

, 1896 *'' Mayetiola lanceolatae'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola moliniae'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola phalaris'' Barnes, 1928 *''

Mayetiola piceae ''Mayetiola piceae'', the spruce gall midge, is a species of gall-forming flies in the Cecidomyiidae family. An outbreak of spruce gall midge occurred in northern Alberta and adjacent areas in the Northwest Territories in 1992 (Brandt 2000).Bran ...

'' Felt, 1926 *''

Mayetiola poae ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' (Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer, 189 ...

'' (Bosc, 1817) *''

Mayetiola radicifica ''Mayetiola'' is a genus of flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops. Species Contains: *'' Mayetiola avenae'' (Marchal, 1895) *'' Mayetiola bimaculata'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola dactylidis'' Kieffer, 189 ...

'' (Rübsaamen, 1895) *'' Mayetiola thujae'' (Hedlin, 1959)

References

Cecidomyiinae Cecidomyiidae genera Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Kieffer {{Bibionomorpha-stub