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Genus Acericecis

Ocellate Gall Midge - Acericecis ocellaris Ocellate Gall Midge - Acericecis ocellaris Maple Leaf Spot Gall - Acericecis ocellaris Red Maple Gall [=Acericecis ocellaris?] ID Request - Acericecis ocellaris Acericecis ocellaris Spots on red maple.  From midges? - Acericecis ocellaris Ocellate Gall Midge - Acericecis ocellaris Acericecis ocellaris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Family Cecidomyiidae (Gall Midges and Wood Midges)
Subfamily Cecidomyiinae (Gall Midges)
Supertribe Lasiopteridi
Genus Acericecis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acericecis Gagné
Print References
Gagné, Raymond J. 1983. Acericecis Gagné, a new genus for Cecidomyia ocellaris Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), the maple leaf ocellate gall maker in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 85(4):704-709.