Obolodiplosis
Genus of flies
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Obolodiplosis is a genus of gall midges (insects in the family Cecidomyiidae). It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Obolodiplosis robiniae, commonly known as the locust gall midge.[1][2][3][4]
| Obolodiplosis robiniae | |
|---|---|
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| Larva on locust leaf with gall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Supertribe: | Cecidomyiidi |
| Genus: | Obolodiplosis Felt, 1908 |
| Species: | O. robiniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) | |
