Mayetiola hordei

Mayetiola hordei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Bibionomorpha
Superfamily: Sciaroidea
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
Tribe: Oligotrophini
Genus: Mayetiola
Species: M. hordei
Binomial name
Mayetiola hordei
Kieffer, 1909

The barley stem gall midge, Mayetiola hordei, is a cereal pest in Tunisia, closely related to the Hessian fly.[1]

References

  1. Bouktila, Dhia; Mezghani, Maha; Marrakchi, Mohamed; Makni, Hanem (October 15, 2006). "Genetic variation and relatedness in Tunisian wheat midges of the genus Mayetiola (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), inferred from biological and molecular data.". Acta Entomologica Sinica 49 (5): 822–828. ISSN 0454-6296.


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