Ozirhincus
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| Ozirhincus | |
|---|---|
| Ovipositing female of Ozirhincus longicollis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Tribe: | Lasiopterini |
| Genus: | Ozirhincus Rondani, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Ozirhincus longicollis Rondani, 1840 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ozirhincus is a Palearctic genus of gall midges, whose larval stages feed predominantly on the seeds of Asteraceae.[2]