Lestremiinae

Anarete sp., copyright Jon Hart.

Belongs within: Cecidomyiidae.

The Lestremiinae are a group of cecidomyiid midges with mycophagous larvae (Gagné 1981).

Characters (from Gagné 1981): Ocelli usually present. Wings, if present, with vein M₁₊₂ present. Five tarsomeres, with tarsomere 1 longer than 2.

<==Lestremiinae J00
    |--Lestremiini GJ09
    |    |--Wasmanniella clauda G81
    |    |--Gongromastix G81
    |    |--Allarete G81
    |    |--Anaretella defecta G81
    |    |--Pararete elongata G81
    |    |--Conarete G81
    |    |    |--C. crebra G81
    |    |    `--C. eluta GJ09
    |    |--Lestremia GJ09
    |    |    |--L. cinerea G81
    |    |    |--L. leucophaea GJ09
    |    |    `--‘Trichosia’ remota Hutton 1896 TE27
    |    `--Anarete G81
    |         |--A. anepsia G81
    |         |--A. buscki GJ09
    |         `--A. candidata G81
    `--Micromyidi GJ09
         |--Peromyia [Peromyiini] GJ09
         |--Campylomyza [Campylomyzini] GJ09
         |--Aprionus [Aprionini] GJ09
         |    `--A. asemus G81
         `--Micromyini G81
              |--Monardia monotheca G81, M83
              |--Cordylomyia denningi G81
              |--Corinthomyia brevicornis G81
              |--Trichopteromyia modesta G81
              |--Mycophila speyeri G81
              |--Bryomyia apsectra G81
              |--Xylopriona toxicodendri G81
              |--Micromya GJ09
              |    |--M. lucorum [incl. M. johannseni] GJ09
              |    `--M. mana G81
              `--Polyardis G81
                   |--P. adela G81
                   `--P. kasloensis G81

Lestremiinae incertae sedis:
  Anodontoceras J00
  Pseudoperomyia J00
  Skuhraviana J00
  Baeonotus [Baeonotini] G81
    `--B. microps M81
  Acoenonia [Acoenoniini] G81
    `--A. perissa G81
  Forbesomyia [Forbesomyiini] G81
    `--F. atra G81
  Strobliella [Strobliellini] G81
    `--S. intermedia G81
  Catochini J00
    |--Catocha slossonae J00, G81
    |--Anocha G81
    |--Neocatocha marilandica G81
    |--Tritozyga sackeni G81
    `--Eucatocha G81

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[G81] Gagné, R. J. 1981. Cecidomyiidae. In: McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth & D. S. Wood (eds) Manual of Nearctic Diptera vol. 1 pp. 257–292. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.

[GJ09] Gagné, R. J., & M. Jaschhof. 2009. Cecidomyiidae (gall midges). In: Brown, B. V., A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley & M. A. Zumbado (eds) Manual of Central American Diptera vol. 1 pp. 293–314. NRC Research Press: Ottawa.

[J00] Jaschhof, M. 2000. Catotrichinae subfam. n.: a re-examination of higher classification in gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Entomological Science 3: 639–652.

[M83] Martin, N. A. 1983. Miscellaneous observations on a pasture fauna: an annotated species list. DSIR Entomology Division Report 3: 1–98.

[M81] McAlpine, J. F. 1981. Key to families—adults. In: McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth & D. S. Wood (eds) Manual of Nearctic Diptera vol. 1 pp. 89–124. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.

[TE27] Tonnoir, A. L., & F. W. Edwards. 1927. New Zealand fungus gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 747–878.