Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Algeria

Abstract

The known fauna of gall midges in Algeria is composed of 109 valid species belonging to 43 genera, and four undescribed species. It is the richest fauna of five countries spread along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa. Twenty five species of gall midges were decribed on the basis of material collected in Algeria and have there their type localities. The two most abundant species of gall midges in Algeria are Asphondylia punica Marchal, 1897, causing galls on Atriplex halimus, and Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares, 1904, inducing galls on Artemisia herba-alba. Galls of R. navasi were recorded at two localities in northwestern Algeria recently, in the year 2015. the most species rich genus is Dasineura Rondani, 1840, with twenty five species, followed by Asphondylia Loew, 1850 (ten species), Contarinia Rondani, 1860 (eight species), and Stefaniola Kieffer, 1913 (seven species). On the basis of larval feeding habits most species are phytophagous, ten species are mycophagous and Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847) and Arthrocnodax clematitis Marchal, 1897 are zoophagous. Phytophagous species are associated with 83 host plant species belonging to 65 genera of 29 plant families. Chenopodiceae is the plant family hosting the highest number of gall midges-sixteen species of gall midges. Three quarter of host plant species are herbaceous plants and one quarter trees or shrubs. Usually only one species of gall midge is associated with one host plant species. Four host plants-Atriplex halimus, Fraxinus excelsior, Phillyrea latifolia, and Salsola vermiculata-are associated with three species of gall midges. Erica arborea is the host plant with the highest number of gall midges: it hosts Dasineura ericaescopariae (Dufour, 1837), D. grasseti Barnes, 1935, Myricomyia mediterranea (Löw, 1885), and Wachtliella ericina (Löw, 1885). Zoogeographical analysis: 62 species (57%) are Mediterranean, 33 species (30%) European, ten species (8%) Eurosiberian; Micromya lucorum rondani, 1840, Cedrocrypta montana Kieffer, 1919 and Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847) are Holarctic species; Mayetiola destructor (Say, 1817) is Palaearctic species. Economic importance: no significant pests in agriculture and forestry were recorded. Mayetiola destructor, M. hordei Kieffer, 1909, and M. avenae (Marchal, 1895) are potential pests of cereals.

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Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 84
ISSN 1211-376X
Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Algeria
Marcela 1), †),
Nora 2) & Souad  2)
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Received 20 June 2020; accepted 30 October 2020
Published 28 December 2020
Abstract. 


Asphondylia punica Marchal,
Atriplex halimus, and Rhopalomyia navasi Artemisia
herba-albaR. navasi 
The most species rich genus is DasineuraAsphondylia
Contarinia Stefaniola  
Aphidoletes
aphidimyza Arthrocnodax clematitis 

  

Atriplex halimus, Fraxinus excelsior, Phillyrea latifolia, and Salsola
vermiculata –  three species of gall midges. Erica arborea 
Dasineura ericaescopariae  D. grasseti Myricomyia
mediterranea   Wachtliella ericina       
       Micromya lucorum Rondani,
 Cedrocrypta montana Aphidoletes aphidimyza  
Mayetiola destructor 
Mayetiola destructor, M. hordei  M. avenae
potential pests of cereals.
Key words     
economic importance, Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Algeria, North Africa, Mediterranean, Palaearctic Region.
INTRODUCTION
Several European researchers took part in investigations of galls on plants occurring in Algeria.
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gall midges on Tamarix articulata
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gall midges and their galls in Algeria in the Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. She gave a total of
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attention of entomologists to this intresting group of insects inducing galls on plants.
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part of Algeria. Algeria has varied vegetation including coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like regions.
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
present an annotated list of gall midge species recorded in Algeria and a list of host plant species


Annotated list





Micromya lucorum Rondani, 1840
-



Monardia brachyptera (Kieffer, 1913)


 Mediterranean.

Asynapta ilicis (Kieffer, 1919)

 

 Mediterranean (Algeria).

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Camptomyia alnicola Kieffer, 1919
Alnus glutinosa 
 

 Mediterranean (Algeria).
Cedrocrypta montana Kieffer, 1919
Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Man. (Pinaceae).

-
many, and Algeria.
Porricondyla peyerimhof (Kieffer, 1919)


P. peyerimhof as nomen

. Mediterranean (Algeria).
Rhipidoxylomyia excavata Mamaev, 1964

    



Acodiplosis pulicariae Kieffer, 1913
Larvae cause galls on leaves of Pulicaria odora


. Mediterranean (Algeria, Portugal).
Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847)



Aplonyx chenopodii De Stefani, 1908
Atriplex patula (L.) (Chenopodiaceae).

. Mediterranean (Italy, Algeria).

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Arthrocnodax clematitis Marchal, 1897

Phyllocoptes populi  on Clematis cirrhosa L. (Ranuncu-
laceae).

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia calycotomae Kieffer, 1912
-
mer generation) of Calycotome spinosa

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia capparis Rübsaamen, 1893
Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia coronillae (Vallot, 1829)
Coronilla emerus L., C.
juncea L. and other species of the genus Coronilla 

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia cytisi Frauenfeld, 1873
Cytisus austriacus L., Cytisus triorus Lam.
and other species of the genus Cytisus 


Asphondylia pilosa Kieffer, 1898
     Cytisus scoparius

Asphondylia sarothamni .


Oregon).
Asphondylia punica Marchal, 1897
Larvae cause large galls, up to several centimeters long, on the stems of Atriplex halimus L. (Che-


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Asphondylia punica and made Asphondylia
conglomerata A. punica.


. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia scrophulariae Schiner, 1856
Scrophularia canina L. (Scrophulariaceae)


. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia tavaresi (Rübsaamen, 1916)
Lavandula stoechas L. (Lamiaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia trabuti Marchal, 1896
One up to three larvae develop in a fruit of Solanum tuberosum L. and S. commersonii Dunal.
(Solanaceae). Several generations develop per year. Larvae pupate in the galls.

. Mediterranean.
Asphondylia verbasci (Vallot, 1827)
Verbascum lychnitis L., V. nigrum L. and other species of the
genus Verbascum 
per year. Larvae pupate in the galls.
Verbascum kabylicumV.
boerhavi 

Baldratia algeriensis Möhn, 1969
Salsola longifolia Forssk. (Chenopodiaceae).



. Mediterranean.
Baldratia salicorniae Kieffer, 1897
Sarcocornia perennis (Mill.) A. J. Scott and on Salicornia fruticosa L.
(Chenopodiaceae). Larvae pupate in the galls. One generation develops per year.

. United Kingdom, circum-Mediterranean, Eritrea.

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Baldratia suaedae Möhn, 1969
Larvae cause oval galls on stem of Suaeda vera   



Bayeriola thymicola (Kieffer, 1888)
Thymus serpyllum L. and other species of the
genus Thymus 
Thymus ciliatus Desf. and T. coloratus

. European; galls occur up to Algeria.
Blastomyia origani (Tavares, 1901)
Origanum vulgare virens

. European, up to North Africa (Morocco, Algeria).
Braueriella phillyreae (Löw, 1877)
Larvae cause pustule galls on leaves of Phillyrea latifolia L. (Oleaceae). Only one generation
develops per year. Adults apper in the spring. Larvae pupate in the galls.

. Mediterranean.
Contarinia acerplicans (Kieffer, 1889)
Larvae cause leaf-fold galls on Acer pseudoplatanus L. and A. campestre L. (Aceraceae). Usually

Acer obtusatum

. European, galls are spread up to Algeria in North Africa.
Contarinia asperulae Kieffer, 1909
Asperula tinctoria 

Asperula hirsuta
. European, galls are spread up to Algeria in North Africa.
Contarinia galii Kieffer, 1909
Larvae cause small fusiform galls on stem of Galium lucidum



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Contarinia ilicis Kieffer, 1898
Larvae cause small galls on leaves of Quercus ilex 



Contarinia lini Simova et Skuhravá, 2007
Linum austriacum L. and Linum strictum L. (Li-




Contarinia marchali Kieffer, 1896
Fraxinus excelsior L. (Oleaceae). Only one generation
develop per year.



Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer, 1888

is a polyphagous species. Several generations develop a year. It is a pest, mainly in Europe.
. Saint-Denis-du-Sig (Erucastrum varium), Cakile maritima Scop.), Alger,
Zéralda (Sinapis arvensis 


Contarinia steini (Karsch 1881)
  Silene pratensis  Silene alba Mill., Me-
landrium album Mill.), Silene mellifera Silene pseudo-atocion Desf. (Caryo-
phyllaceae).


Dasineura acrophila (Winnertz, 1853)
Fraxinus excelsior




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Dasineura afnis (Kieffer, 1886)
Larvae cause galls on leaves of Viola reichenbachiana V. sylvestris Lam.)
(Violaceae). Leaf margins are rolled up and thickened.


Dasineura alpestris (Kieffer, 1909)
Arabis alpina L. and A. hirsuta 

Arabis auriculata 
. European; galls are spread up to North Africa.
Dasineura aparines (Kieffer, 1889)
Galium aparine 

. European; galls are spread up to North Africa.
Dasineura asparagi (Tavares, 1902)
Asparagus aphyllus L. (Liliaceae). The thorns



. Mediterranean.
Dasineura capsulae Kieffer, 1901
Euphorbia cyparissias 

. European; galls occur up to Northern Africa.
Dasineura coronillae (Tavares, 1901)
Coronilla valentina glauca -

. Alger (on Coronilla juncea 
. European up to North Africa.
Dasineura ericaescopariae (Dufour, 1837)
Larvae cause large galls on vegetative tips of Erica scoparia L., Erica arborea L. and other species
(Ericaceae), up to 10 mm in diameter. Each gall contains several larvae.

. Mediterranean.

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Dasineura fraxini (Bremi, 1847)
Fraxinus excelsior L. (Oleaceae).

. European, galls occur up to Northern Africa.
Dasineura geisenheyneri (Kieffer, 1904)
Hippocrepis comosa 
. Sidi-Djilali (on Hippocrepis scabra 
. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Dasineura grasseti Barnes, 1935
Erica arborea L. (Ericaceae). Usually
only one larva develops in each gall.

. Mediterranean.
Dasineura helianthemi (Hardy, 1850)
Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Mill. (Cistaceae).

. European; galls occur up to North Africa.
Dasineura napi (Loew, 1850)
Brassica
napus L. ssp. napus, B. oleracea

. Orléansville (on Sinapis alba
. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Dasineura oleae (Löw, 1885)
Olea europaea L. (Oleaceae).

of olive tree in the Mediterranean.

. Mediterranean.
Dasineura peyerimhof (Kieffer, 1919)
Coronilla valentina

. Mediterranean.

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Dasineura plicatrix (Loew, 1850)
Rubus caesius L. and other
species of the genus Rubus (Rosaceae).



Dasineura rufescens (De Stefani, 1898)
  Phillyrea latifolia L. (= Phillyrea
media L. (Oleaceae).

. Mediterranean, reaching up to Turkey.
Dasineura sampaina (Tavares, 1902)
Larvae cause artichoke gall at the tip of the shoot of Linum bienne Miller (= L. angustifolium
Linum usitatissimum

Linum strictum L.); Alger, Kaddons (on Linum corymbiferum Desf.),
Constantine (on Linum maritimum 

Dasineura strumosa (Bremi 1847)
Lamium galeobdolon (L.) Nath. (Lamia-

Lamium exuosum 
. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Dasineura trifolii (Löw, 1874)
Trifolium repens L. and other species of the genus
Trifolium 


Dasineura tubicoloides Gagné, 2004
Cytisus (Sarothamnus) scoparius (L.) Link

. Aurés, Sgag, 1700 m a. s. l. (on Cytisus balansae .
. European.
Dasineura turionum (Kieffer et Trotter, 1904)

shoots of Asparagus acutifolius L. (Liliaceae).

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
. Mediterranean.
Dasineura viciae (Kieffer, 1888)
Vicia sepium L. and other
species of the genus Vicia 
Vicia desperma 

Dasineura zillae (Kieffer, 1909)
Zilla spinosa (L.) Prantl 

. Mediterranean.
Dryomyia cocciferae (Marchal, 1897)
Larvae cause galls on leaves of Quercus coccifera L. (Fagaceae).


. Mediterranean.
Dryomyia liechtensteini (Löw, 1978)
Larvae cause galls on leaves of Quercus ilex L. (Fagaceae).
  

. Mediterranean.
Ephedromyia sp. 1
Ephedra fragilis 

Ephedra fragilis

. Mediterranean.
Ephedromyia sp. 2
Ephedra fragilis 

. Mediterranean.
Etsuhoa thuriferae Skuhravá, 1996

Juniperus thurifera L. (Cupressaceae).



. Mediterranean.
Geocrypta galii (Loew, 1850)
Galium mollugo L., G. verum L.
and other species of the genus Galium
. Alger and environs of Alger (on Galium saccharatum All.), Maison (on Galium
tunetanum Galium brunneum


Iteomyia peyerimho (Kieffer, 1909)
Salix pedicellata



. Mediterranean.
Jaapiella bryoniae (Bouché, 1847)
Bryonia alba

. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Lasioptera carophila Löw, 1874

and genera of Apiaceae.
Ptychotis atlantica
Elaeoselimum Fontanesii

Lasioptera eryngii (Vallot, 1829)
Eryngium campestre L. and E.
maritimum L. (Apiaceae).
Eryngium maritimum L.), Aures, Sgag (on Eryngium campestre L.)


Lasioptera nigrocincta Kieffer, 1904
Plagiotrochus (Dryocosmus) australis -
ptera: Cynipidae) on the leaves of oak Quercus 
since Kieffer’s time. Original material is lost.

. Mediterranean.


Lasioptera thapsiae Kieffer, 1898
Thapsia garganica sp.
and Thapsia garganica

found in Algeria.
Elaeoselinum fontanesii

. Mediterranean.
Lasioptera umbelliferarum Kieffer 1909
Hippomarathrum sp. (formerly
Seseli
. Near Alger (on Hippomarathrum pterochlaenum .


Lauthia ilicis (Kieffer, 1919)
Ilex aquifolium L. 


. Mediterranean.
Ledomyia ramicola (Kieffer, 1919)
Fraxinus oxyphylla Marsch. (Oleaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Mayetiola avenae (Marchal, 1895)
Larvae cause onion-shaped galls on stem of Avena sativa L. (Poaceae).

. European, galls occur up to Nord Algeria.
Mayetiola destructor (Say, 1817)
Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare Vill.),
Secale cereale L., Hordeum vulgare 

North America.





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Mayetiola hordei Kieffer, 1909
Larvae cause galls on the stem of Hordeum vulgare 
that it is an separate species, not a synonym of Mayetiola destructor

. European, occurring up to North Africa (Morocco, Algeria).
Myricomyia mediterranea (Löw, 1885)
Erica arborea L. and related species (Ericaceae).
Only one larva occurs in the gall.

. Mediterranean.
Oligotrophus panteli Kieffer, 1898
Larvae cause galls on Juniperus communis L. and J. oxycedrus L. (Cupressaceae). The gall has


. European; galls occur up to North Africa.
Oligotrophus valerii (Tavares, 1904)
Larvae cause large pear-shaped galls on Juniperus oxycedrus L. (Cupressaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Orseolia cynodontis Kieffer et Massalongo, 1902
Larvae cause galls on Cynodon dactylon Pers. (Poaceae). The gall is oval and consists of several




. Mediterranean.
Ozirhincus anthemidis (Rübsaamen, 1915)
    Anthemis
arvensis L. (Asteraceae).

. European, up to Algeria and Turkey.
Ozirhincus longicollis Rondani, 1840
-
cies and genera of Asteraceae.
Santolina rosmarinifolia 
. European, occurring up to North Africa (Algeria).

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Phyllodiplosis cocciferae Tavares, 1902
Quercus coccifera L. (Fagaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Primofavilla aegyptiaca Elsayed, 2015
Atriplex halimus L. (Chenopodiaceae).

. Mediterranean (Egypt, Algeria).
Probrugmanniella phillyreae (Tavares, 1907)
Phillyrea latifolia L. (= P. media L.; Oleaceae).

. Mediterranean.
Psectrosema tamaricum (Kieffer, 1912)

Tamarix africana Poiret, T. gallica L. and some other species of Tamarix (Tamaricaceae). Inside


. Mediterranean.
Rabdophaga salicis (Schrank, 1803)
Salix
cinerea L., S. aurita L., and S. caprea L. (Salicaceae).
Salix pedicellata
.
Rhopalomyia campestris (Rübsaamen, 1915)
Artemisia campestris L. (Asteraceae).

. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Rhopalomyia navasi Tavares, 1904
 


Artemisia herba-alba Asso and A. incana
      



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. In the past the galls of Rhopalomyia navasi -


     

Rhopalomyia producticeps Kieffer, 1912
Artemisia herba-alba Asso (Asteraceae). Inside the gall


. Mediterranean.
Rhopalomyia setubalensis (Tavares, 1902)
Santolina rosmarinifolia L. var. vulgaris
(Asteraceae).

. Mediterranean.
Rhopalomyia tubifex (Bouché, 1847)

of Artemisia campestris L. (Asteraceae).


Schizomyia buboniae (Frauenfeld, 1859)
Deverra tortuosa (Desf.) DC (Apiaceae).
Deverra chlorantha Coss. et Durieu);
Deverra scoparia

. Mediterranean.
Schizomyia galiorum Kieffer, 1889
Galium mollugo L. and other species of the genus Galium

Galium tunetanumG. lucidum All.)


Silvestriola corum Barnes, 1932
Ficus sp. (Moraceae).

. Mediterranean.

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Spurgia euphorbiae (Vallot. 1827)
Larvae cause galls on Euphorbia cyparissias L. 
. Fort-de-l’Eau (on Euphorbia pubescens 

. European; immigrant in Canada and USA.
Stefaniella atriplicis Kieffer, 1898
Atriplex halimus L. (Chenopodiaceae). Iinside the gall



Stefaniella atriplicis 

Stefaniella trinacriae De Stefani, 1900
Atriplex halimus L. (Chenopo-



Stefaniola bilobata (Kieffer, 1913)
   Salsola vermiculata L. (Chenopodiaceae). Larvae
pupate in the gall.

. Mediterranean.
Stefaniola gloma Möhn, 1971
Salsola vermiculata L. and
other species of Salsola (Chenopodiaceae).

. Mediterranean; galls occur in Spain, Algeria, Egypt, Israel and Syria.
Stefaniola mediterranea Möhn, 1971
Salicornia europaea L. and Halocnemum strobilaceum


. Mediterranean (Italy, Algeria).
Stefaniola nucula Möhn, 1971
Larvae cause galls on leaves of Nucularia perrinii

. Mediterranean (Algeria).


Stefaniola salsolae (Tavares, 1904)
Salsola vermiculata L. (= S. microphylla 



. Mediterranean; galls occur in Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Tunisia.
Stefaniola tripla Möhn, 1971
Haloxylon schmittianum Pomel (Chenopodiaceae).

. Mediterranean (Algeria).
Stefaniola unita Möhn, 1971
Haloxylon schweinfurthii Aschers and H. schmittianum


. Mediterranean; galls occur in Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.
Stefaniola vastita Möhn, 1971
Larvae cause galls on Anabasis articulata  A. prostrata Pomel (Chenopodiaceae).



Wachtliella caricis (Loew, 1850)
Carex riparia L. and C. muricata
L. (Cyperaceae).
Carex distans

. European, galls occur up to North Africa.
Wachtliella ericina (Löw, 1885)
Erica carnea L. (Ericaceae).
Erica arborea L.)



Cecidomyiidae sp.
Small pustule on the leaf of Acer obtusatum



Cecidomyiidae sp.
Ceratonia siliqua 

Cecidomyiidae sp.
Fagonia cretica L. (Zygophyllaceae).


Cecidomyiidae sp.
Lotus creticus 

DISCUSSION
Species richness






      


have their type localities.
Asphondylia punica causing large galls on stems of Atriplex halimus
and Rhopalomyia navasi Artemisia herba-alba are




Algeria is DasineuraAsphondylia
Contarinia Stefaniola 

and their larvae cause galls on various host plants. Only ten species of gall midges are mycophagous

  Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Arthrocnodax clematitis are




of gall midges.
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host plant species gall midge species
Acer obtusatum Contarinia acerplicans, Cecidomyiidae sp.
Anabasis articulata, A. prostrata Stefaniola vastita
Anthemis punctata Ozirhincus anthemidis
Arabis alpina Dasineura alpestris
Artemisia campestris Rhopalomyia campestris, R. tubifex
Artemisia herba-alba Rhopalomyia navasi, R. producticeps
Asparagus aphyllus Dasineura asparagi
Asparagus acutifolius Dasineura turionum
Asperula hirsuta Contarinia asperule
Atriplex halimus Primofavilla aegyptiaca, Stefaniella atriplicis, S. atriplicis
Atriplex patula Aplonyx chenopodii, Asphondylia punica
Avena sativa Mayetiola avenae
Brassica napus Dasineura napi
Bryonia alba Jaapiella bryoniae
Cakile maritima Contarinia nasturtii
Calycotome spinosa Asphondzlia calycotome
Capparis spinosa Asphondylia capparis
Carex distans Wachtliella caricis
Ceratonia siliqua Cecidomyiidae sp.
Coronilla juncea Asphondylia coronillae
Coronilla valentina Dasineura coronillae, Dasineura peyerimhof
Cynodon dactylon Orseolia cynodontis
Cytisus balansae Dasineura tubicoloides
Cytisus scoparius Asphondylia pilosa, Dasineura tubicoloides
Cytisus triorus Asphondylia cytisi
Deverra tortuosa Schizomyia buboniae
Elaeoselimum fontanesii Lasioptera carophila, L. thapsiae
Ephedra fragilis Ephedromyia sp. 1, Ephedromyia sp. 2
Erica arborea Dasineura ericaescopariae, D. grassei, Myricomyia mediterrnea, Wachtliella
ericina
Erucastrum varium Contarinia nasturtii
Eryngium campestre, E. maritimum Lasioptera eryngii
Euphorbia cyparissias Dasineura capsulae
Euphorbia pubescens Spurgia euphorbiae
Fagonia cretica Cecidomyiidae sp.
Ficus sp. Silvestriola corum
Fraxinus excelsior Contarinia marchali, Dasineura acrophilla, D. fraxini
Galium aparine Dasineura aparines
Galium lucidum Contarinia galii, Schizomyia galiorum
Galium saccharatum Geocrypta galii
Galium tunetanum Schizomyia galiorum
Halocnemum strobilaceum Stefaniola mediterranea
Haloxylon schmittianum Stefaniola tripla, S. unita
Helianthemum nummularium Dasineura helianthemi
Hippocrepis comosa Dasineura geisenheyneri
Hippomarathrum pterochlaenum Lasioptera umbelliferarum
Hordeum vulgare Mayetiola destructor, Mayetiola hordei
Juniperus communis Oligotrophus panteli
Juniperus oxycedrus Oligotrophus valerii
Juniperus thurifera Etsuhoa thuriferae
Lamium exuosum Dasineura strumosa
Lavandula stoechas Asphondylia tavaresi
Linum austriacum Contarinia lini
Linum strictum Dasineura sampaina

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halimus, Fraxinus excelsior, Phillyrea latifolia, and Salsola vermiculata –  three
species of gall midges. Erica arborea 
Four species of gall midges cause galls on this host plant: Dasineura ericaescopariae, Dasineura
grasseti, Myricomyia mediterranea, and Wachtliella ericina.
Geographical distribution
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Mediterranean species have centres of origin in the Mediterranean area. They occur along
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host plant species gall midge species
Lotus creticus Cecidomyiidae sp.
Nucularia perrinii Stefaniola nucula
Olea europaea Dasineura oleae
Origanum vulgare Blastomyia origani
Phillyrea latifolia Braueriella phillyreae, Dasineura rufescens, Probrugmanniella phillyreae
Ptychotis atlantica Lasioptera carophila
Pulicaria odora Acodiplosis pulicariae
Rubus caesius Dasineura plicatrix
Quercus coccifera Dryomyia cocciferae, Phyllodiplosis cocciferae
Quercus ilex Contarinia ilicis, Dryomyia lichtensteini
Salicornia fruticosa Baldratia salicorniae
Salicornia europaea Stefaniola mediterranea
Salix pedicellata Iteomyia peyerimho, Rabdophaga salicis
Salsola longifolia Baldratia algeriensis
Salsola vermiculata Stefaniola bilobata, S. gloma, S. salsolae
Santolina rosmarinifolia Ozirhincus longicollis, Rhopalomyia setubalensis
Scrophularia canina Asphondylia scrophulariae
Silene mellifera Contarinia steini
Solanum tuberosum Asphondylia trabuti
Suaeda vera Baldratia suaedae
Tamarix africana Psectrosema tamaricum
Thapsia garganica Lasioptera thapsiae
Thymus Bayeriola thymicola
Trifolium repens Dasineura trifolii
Verbascum Asphondylia verbasci
Vicia desperma Dasineura viciae
Viola reichenbachiana Dasineura afnis
Zilla spinosa Dasineura zillae

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Asphondylia and seven species of the genus Stefaniola.
European species
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Contarinia nasturtii, Dasineura napi, and Dasineura plicatrix are
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Africa.
Euro-Siberian species
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and to the most eastern part of the Palaearctic Region, to the Far East. They may also reach marginal
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C. nasturtii, Dasineura afnis, D. trifolii, D. viciae, Geocrypta galii, Lasioptera umbelliferarum,
Rabdophaga salicis, Rhopalomyia tubifex, and Schizomyia galiorum.
Holarctic species occur simultaneously in the Palaearctic and in the Nearctic regions. In Algeria
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aphidimyza.
Mayetiola destructor is a Palaearctic 
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Economic importance
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agricultural plants in Algeria: Mayetiola destructor, M. hordei, and M. avenae on cereals, of them
M. destructor is the most important pest; Contarinia nasturtii, damaging species of the family
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