Cystiphora

Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in the genus Cystiphora.^[1][2][3][4]

Cystiphora
Leaf galls caused by Cystiphora canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Supertribe:	Lasiopteridi
Genus:	Cystiphora Kieffer, 1892

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Cystiphora:

• Cystiphora canadensis Felt, 1913 ^{i c g}
• Cystiphora leontodontis (Bremi, 1847) ^{c g}
• Cystiphora sanguinea (Bremi, 1847) ^{c g}
• Cystiphora schmidti (Rübsaamen, 1914) ^{i c g b} (rush skeletonweed gall midge)
• Cystiphora scorzonerae Kieffer, 1909 ^{c g}
• Cystiphora sonchi (Bremi, 1847) ^{i c g b}
• Cystiphora taraxaci (Kieffer, 1888) ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]