Mycodiplosis


Mycodiplosis is a genus of gall midges. The larvae feed on the spores of rust fungi, powdery mildews, downy mildews, Polythrincium trifolii, and Rhytisma acerinum. It is thought that they are generalist, without strong preferences for individual species of rust; there is only limited evidence to suggest some degree of host specificity.

Taxonomy

Mycodiplosis contains the following species:Mycodiplosis pucciniaeMycodiplosis thoracicaMycodiplosis fraxinicolaMycodiplosis sphaerothecaeMycodiplosis coniophagaMycodiplosis erysiphesMycodiplosis heterosaetosaMycodiplosis gymnosporangiiMycodiplosis constrictaMycodiplosis hemileiae