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Ansifera

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Ansifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Micromyinae
Tribe: Campylomyzini
Genus: Ansifera
Jaschhof, 2009
Type species
Ansifera japonica
Jaschhof, 2009

Ansifera is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species are found in the Palearctic and Oriental regions.[1][2] The genus was first described by Mathias Jaschhof in 2009.[1]

Species in this genus can be distinguished from others in the tribe Campylomyzini by characteristics of their antennal sensilla.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
  2. ^ a b Mathias Jaschhof (15 December 2009). "Ansifera, a new genus of Campylomyzini with remarkable antennal sensilla (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Lestremiinae)". Contributions to Entomology. 59 (2): 513–526. doi:10.21248/CONTRIB.ENTOMOL.59.2.513-526. ISSN 0005-805X. Wikidata Q105898370.