''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of
gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...
midges
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 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall
willows
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
Most species are known ...
(''Salix'' sp.); one exception is
''R. giraudiana'' which galls the stems of poplars (
''Populus'' sp.).
Species
* ''
Rabdophaga absobrina''
( Felt, 1907)
* ''
Rabdophaga albipennis''
( Loew, 1850)
* ''
Rabdophaga auritae''
* ''
Rabdophaga californica''
( Felt, 1908)
* ''
Rabdophaga caulicola''
( Felt, 1909)
* ''
Rabdophaga cephalanthi''
( Felt, 1908)
* ''
Rabdophaga cinerearum''
* ''
Rabdophaga clausilia
''Rabdophaga clausilia'' is a gall midge which, depending on the source, forms galls on the leaves of willows (''Salix'' species), or is an inquiline living in the galls of a ''Rabdophaga'' species, or a predator. It was first described by Johann ...
''
(Bremi, 1847)
* ''
Rabdophaga clavifex''
(Kieffer 1891)
* ''
Rabdophaga consobrina
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
''
( Felt, 1907)
* ''
Rabdophaga degeerii''
( Bremi, 1847)[
* '' Rabdophaga deletrix'' (Rübsaamen, 1916)
* '']Rabdophaga dubiosa
''Rabdophaga dubiosa'' is a gall midge which forms galls on the young shoots of willow
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shr ...
'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1913)
* ''Rabdophaga essigi
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' ( Felt, 1926)
* ''Rabdophaga exsiccans
''Rabdophaga exsiccans'' is a gall midge
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 ga ...
'' (Rübsaamen, 1916)
* ''Rabdophaga frater
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' ( Cockerell, 1890)
* ''Rabdophaga gemmae
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' ( Felt, 1908)
* ''Rabdophaga gemmicola
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1896)
* ''Rabdophaga gemmicolata
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
''
* '' Rabdophaga giraudiana'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1898)
* ''Rabdophaga globosa
''Rabdophaga'' is genus of flies in the family of gall midges Cecidomyiidae. There are 105 species distributed through Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Most species of ''Rabdophaga'' gall willows (''Salix'' sp.); one exception is ''R. gir ...
'' ( Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga heterobia'' ( Loew 1850)
* '' Rabdophaga hildebrandi'' ( Felt, 1928)
* '' Rabdophaga insignis'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1906)
* '' Rabdophaga iteobia'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1890)
* '' Rabdophaga iteophila'' ( Loew 1850)
* '' Rabdophaga jaapi'' ( Rübsaamen, 1916)
* '' Rabdophaga justini'' (Barnes
Barnes may refer to:
People
*Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name)
Places
United Kingdom
* Barnes, London, England
** Barnes railway station
**Barnes Bridge railway station
** Barnes High Stree ...
, 1935)
* '' Rabdophaga karschi'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1891)
* '' Rabdophaga latebrosa'' ( Felt, 1909)
* '' Rabdophaga latipennis'' ( Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga lattkei'' (Stelter 1994)
* '' Rabdophaga lindhardti'' (Stelter 1989)
* ''Rabdophaga marginemtorquens
''Rabdophaga marginemtorquens'' is a gall midge which forms galls on willows (''Salix'' species) and is found in Europe. It was described by Johann Jacob Bremi-Wolf in 1847.
Appearance of the gall
The eggs are laid between the bud scales in the ...
'' ( Bremi, 1847)
* '' Rabdophaga nervorum'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1895)
* '' Rabdophaga nielsenii'' (Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1906)
* '' Rabdophaga normaniana'' ( Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga occidentalis'' ( Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga occidua'' (Gagne, 1989)
* '' Rabdophaga oculiperda''
* '' Rabdophaga oleiperda'' (Guercio, 1918)
* '' Rabdophaga palliumparens'' (Stelter, 1977)
* '' Rabdophaga perocculta'' (Cockerell, 1904)
* '' Rabdophaga persimilis'' (Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga pierreana'' (Kieffer, 1909)
* '' Rabdophaga pierrei'' (Kieffer, 1896)
* '' Rabdophaga podagrae'' ( Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga populi'' (Felt, 1907)
* '' Rabdophaga porrecta'' (Felt, 1915)
* '' Rabdophaga pulvini'' (Kieffer, 1891)
* '' Rabdophaga purpureaperda'' (Barnes, 1935)
* '' Rabdophaga ramuscula'' (Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga repenticornua'' (Bland, 2001)
* '' Rabdophaga repentiperda'' (Stelter, 1982)
* '' Rabdophaga repentis''
* '' Rabdophaga rigidae'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)
* '' Rabdophaga rosacea'' (Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga rosaeformis'' (Kovalev, 1967)
* '' Rabdophaga rosaria'' (Loew, 1850)
* '' Rabdophaga rosariella'' (Kieffer, 1897)
* '' Rabdophaga roskami'' (Stelter, 1989)
* '' Rabdophaga salicifoliae'' (Shinji, 1942)
* '' Rabdophaga saliciperda'' ( Dufour, 1841)
* '' Rabdophaga salicis'' ( Schrank, 1803)
* '' Rabdophaga salicisbatatus'' (Osten Sacken, 1878)
* '' Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides'' (Packard, 1869)
* '' Rabdophaga saliciscornu'' (Osten Sacken, 1878)
* '' Rabdophaga salsolata'' Gagne, 2004
* '' Rabdophaga santolinae'' (Tavares, 1902)
* '' Rabdophaga schicki'' (Stelter, 1982)
* '' Rabdophaga schreiteri'' (Stelter 1982)
* '' Rabdophaga schwangarti'' (Rübsaamen, 1916)
* '' Rabdophaga setubalensis (Tavares, 1902)
* '' Rabdophaga sodalitatis'' (Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga strobilina'' (Bremi, 1847)
* '' Rabdophaga strobiloides'' (Osten Sacken, 1862)
* '' Rabdophaga terminalis'' (Loew 1850)
* '' Rabdophaga timberlakei'' (Felt, 1916)
* '' Rabdophaga triandraperda'' (Barnes, 1935)
* '' Rabdophaga tumidosae(Felt, 1908)
* '' Rabdophaga vigemmae'' (Stelter, 1989)
* '' Rabdophaga viminalis'' (Westwood, 1847)
* '' Rabdophaga viva'' (Rapp, 1946)
* '' Rabdophaga walshii'' (Felt, 1908)
Previous species
* ''Rabdophaga ramicola'' Rübsaamen, 1915 is a synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...
of '' Rabdophaga degeerii'' ( Bremi, 1847)
References
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Cecidomyiidae genera
Gall-inducing insects
Taxa named by John O. Westwood
Taxa described in 1847