''Paradiplosis'' is a genus of gall midges, insects 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 at least four described species in ''Paradiplosis''.
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Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Paradiplosis'':
* '' Paradiplosis abietispectinatae'' (Tubeuf, 1930) c g
* '' Paradiplosis manii'' (Inouye, 1959) c g
* '' Paradiplosis obesa'' (Felt, 1907) i c g
* ''Paradiplosis tumifex
''Paradiplosis tumifex'', the balsam gall midge, is a species of gall midges, insects 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 mi ...
'' Gagne, 1978 i c g b (balsam gall midge)
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Cecidomyiinae
Cecidomyiidae genera
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Taxa named by Ephraim Porter Felt
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