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Lestremiine Wood Midges

Lestremiinae

Lestremiinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. It is composed of 105 described species classified into 13 genera. The larvae feed on fungi, primarily in rotting wood.

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5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Lestremiini

tribeLestremiini

Anaretella

genusAnaretella

Allarete

genusAllarete

Gongromastix

genusGongromastix

Allaretella

genusAllaretella

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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 488932.