Dasineura fastidiosa Roskam
(a gall midge)

Interactions where Dasineura fastidiosa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is inquiline in gall of larva ForeignMajor Semudobia betulae a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura fastidiosa/Dasineura fastidiosaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgegalllarvaMajor
larva larva is inquiline in gall of larva ForeignMinor Semudobia tarda a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura fastidiosa/Dasineura fastidiosaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgegalllarvaMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Dasineura fastidiosa (a gall midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dasineura fastidiosa (a gall midge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDasineura fastidiosa (a gall midge)
GenusDasineura (a genus of gall midges)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Dasineura fastidiosa (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dasineura fastidiosa (a gall midge):

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