Dasineura (genus)

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female Dasineura brassicae (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Urs Wyss
Source: Arthropod-Plant Interactions (2021), 15 (5), p. 647

Dasineura Rondani, 1840

This is a large gall midge genus containing more than 400 species. Most are found in the Palaearctic Region. They cause galls mainly on leaves or buds and several species are serious pests like the brassica pod midge, Dasineura brassicae, or the blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana. The genus is characterized by various morphological structures like those of the antennae, tarsi or wing venation.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Dasineura banksiae
• Dasineura brassicae
• Dasineura gleditchiae
• Dasineura mali
• Dasineura marginemtorquens

• Dasineura oleae
• Dasineura oxycoccana
• Dasineura pyri
• Dasineura tetensi