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This study summarizes the results of investigations of the family Cecidomyiidae carried out in Russia from the end of nineteenth century up to the year 2015. The present fauna of Cecidomyiidae in Russia includes 795 species. Of them, the subfamily Cecidomyiinae includes 424 species, the subfamily Porricondylinae 201 species, and the subfamily Lestremiinae 170 species. Russia with 795 species of gall midges is the species richest country in the Palaearctic Region, including Europe and Asia. The genus Dasineura Rondani, 1840 with 65 species, Contarinia Rondani, 1860 with 46 species, and Winnertzia Rondani, 1860 with 57 species are the species richest genera. From the point of view of geographical distribution, 380 species (49%) are European, 197 species (24%) Asian, 99 species (13%) Euro-Siberian, 56 species (7%) Euro-Asian, 40 species (5%) Holarctic, and 18 species (2%) Palaearctic. Most species occurring in Russia are phytophagous. They are associated with 194 host plant species. Aphidoletes abietis (Kieffer, 1896), A. aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847), A. urticaria (Kieffer, 1895), Endaphis perfidus Kieffer, 1896, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot, 1827), and Silvestriola mescheryakovi Fedotova, 2004 are predators of other arthropods. Mycodiplosis plasmoparae Rübsaamen, 1906 and M. pucciniae (Rübsaamen, 1889) are mycophagous species associated with various rust species. Biology of many species is unknown. Many species of gall midges, mainly of subfamilies Porricondylinae and Lestremiinae, were described on the basis of material collected in Russia. An annotated list of all gall midge species registered in Russia is presented. Each species is characterized by its biology, occurrence in Russa and geographic distribution. A list of host plants and associated gall midges is given.
Keywords: faunistics, zoogeography, geographic distribution, economic importance, plant-animal relations, Diptera, Cecidomyiinae, Russia, Europe, Asia, Palaearctic Region
Skuhravá M. & Skuhravý V. 2025: Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Russia. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 89(1–2): 1–131.
Published: 2. 6. 2025.
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