Cecidomyiid-predator
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Lestodiplosis
Lestodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Species in this genus are predatory rather than plant-feeding, with at least one documented species, Lestodiplosis xylodiplosuga, preying on other gall midge larvae that inhabit freshly cut wood. These tiny flies are part of a complex ecological community associated with xylophilous (wood-dwelling) cecidomyiids in Europe and potentially North America.