Ametrodiplosis fistulosae
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Ametrodiplosis
- Species: Ametrodiplosis fistulosae
Visual Description
Ametrodiplosis fistulosae is a small gall midge. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the adult exhibits a delicate, slender body typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] The specimens display long, slender legs and wings that are relatively large in proportion to the body, with a characteristic venation pattern visible under magnification.[1]
Biology and Classification
Ametrodiplosis fistulosae was described by J.D. Plakidas in 2016.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Ametrodiplosis.[2] As a member of the family Cecidomyiidae, it is associated with the formation of galls on host plants.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Ametrodiplosis / fistulosae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Ametrodiplosis fistulosae Plakidas, 2016. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11711503. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Ametrodiplosis fistulosae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Ametrodiplosis%20fistulosae. Accessed 2026-07-14.