Catotricha
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| Catotricha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Catotrichinae |
| Genus: | Catotricha Edwards, 1938 |
| Type species | |
| Catotricha americana (Felt, 1908) | |
Catotricha is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species in Catotricha are found in the holarctic region.[1][2] This genus was established by British entomologist Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1938.[2] with Catocha americana Felt, 1908 from Northeastern USA and Canada as the type species.
