Resseliella

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Infraorder: Bibionomorpha
Superfamily: Sciaroidea
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe: Cecidomyiidi
Genus: Resseliella

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Resseliella: /rɛˌsɛliˈɛlə/

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Images

Resseliella clavula larva by Bill Sheehan. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Resseliella clavula gall by Northcut. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Resseliella is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae, with at least 50 described species. Most species are characterized by their association with plant structures like galls, and they play various ecological roles in their environments.

Habitat

Larval niches include in and among flowers, beneath bark, in stems, among scales of pine cones, and in simple galls.

Distribution

16 North American species; 39 species worldwide.