Ansifera

Ansifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily:	Micromyinae
Tribe:	Campylomyzini
Genus:	Ansifera; Jaschhof, 2009
Type species
	Ansifera japonica; Jaschhof, 2009

Ansifera is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species are found in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. The genus was first described by Mathias Jaschhof in 2009.

Species in this genus can be distinguished from others in the tribe Campylomyzini by characteristics of their antennal sensilla.

Species

Ansifera asetosa Jaschhof, 2009
Ansifera gombakensis Jaschhof, 2009
Ansifera japonica Jaschhof, 2009
Ansifera longipalpus Jaschhof, 2009
Ansifera malayensis Jaschhof, 2009

References

1 2 Gagné, Raymond; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.
1 2 Mathias Jaschhof (2009). "Ansifera, a new genus of Campylomyzini with remarkable antennal sensilla (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Lestremiinae)". Contributions to Entomology. 59 (2): 513–526. doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.2.513-526. Wikidata Q105898370.

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[gagne2022-1] 1 2 Gagné, Raymond; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.

[jaschhof2009-2] 1 2 Mathias Jaschhof (2009). "Ansifera, a new genus of Campylomyzini with remarkable antennal sensilla (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Lestremiinae)". Contributions to Entomology. 59 (2): 513–526. doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.2.513-526. Wikidata Q105898370.