Acericecis
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| Acericecis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Genus: | Acericecis Gagne, 1983 |
Acericecis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are five described species in Acericecis, one of which is known only from fossils.[1][2][3][4] All extant species induce galls on the leaves of maples.[4] All species are known only from the Holarctic.[4] The genus was first described by American entomologist Raymond Gagne.[4] The type species is Acericecis occellaris.[4]
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