Spider-web-roosting

Guides

• Porricondylinae

  gall midges, wood midges

  Porricondylinae is a subfamily of gall midges and wood midges in the family Cecidomyiidae (Diptera). Members are primarily mycophagous (fungus-feeding), with larvae developing in decaying wood, fungi, or other organic substrates. The subfamily contains three tribes—Asynaptini, Dicerurini, and Porricondylini—encompassing over 100 described genera. Many species exhibit distinctive roosting behavior on spider webs, where they suspend themselves from non-sticky foundation threads to avoid predation.

  CecidomyiidaeDipterafungivorymycophagyforest-ecologyspider-web-roostingSwedenpaleontologyamber-fossilsmale-genitalia-diversityAsynaptiniDiceruriniPorricondylinitaxonomyMalaise-trapsancient-forests