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Acericecis

Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are five described species in Acericecis, one of which is known only from fossils. All extant species induce galls on the leaves of maples. All species are known only from the Holarctic. The genus was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne. The type species is Acericecis occellaris.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ocellate Gall Midge

speciesAcericecis ocellaris

Acericecis campestre

speciesAcericecis campestre

Acericecis vitrina

speciesAcericecis vitrina

Acericecis szepligetii

speciesAcericecis szepligetii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 320035.