Austroacacidiplosis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Cecidomyiidae
- Genus: Austroacacidiplosis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Austroacacidiplosis are small, delicate flies typical of the family Cecidomyiidae.[1] They exhibit a slender body form with long, thin legs and wings that are relatively large in proportion to their body size. The wings often appear translucent or slightly smoky, with a reduced venation pattern characteristic of gall midges. The antennae are typically long and moniliform (bead-like) in males, a common feature in this family.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Austroacacidiplosis is a genus of gall midges described by Kolesik in 2012.[2] These insects are known to interact with various Acacia species, such as Acacia parvipinnula, Acacia retinodes, and Acacia parramattensis.[3] As members of the Cecidomyiidae, they are typically associated with the formation of galls on their host plants.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Cecidomyiidae / Austroacacidiplosis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austroacacidiplosis Kolesik, 2012. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/9576719. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Austroacacidiplosis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Austroacacidiplosis. Accessed 2026-07-14.