Clinodiplosini
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Ametrodiplosis
Ametrodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the tribe Clinodiplosini, established by Rübsaamen in 1910. Species in this genus are distributed primarily across the Holarctic region and exhibit two distinct life history strategies: some induce galls on host plants, while others live as inquilines within existing galls. The genus demonstrates broad host associations across multiple seed plant families including Apocynaceae and Caryophyllaceae. Molecular phylogenetic analysis has supported the monophyly of Ametrodiplosis despite this ecological diversity.