Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot, 1827)
(a gall midge)

Interactions where Feltiella acarisuga is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is predator of UK/Ireland Tetranychus lintearius Gorse Mite Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Gorse Mites and their Predators, Kirby, M., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Feltiella acarisuga/Feltiella acarisugaa gall midgelarva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus lintearius/Tetranychus linteariusgorse mite (5-)
larva larva is predator of Tetranychus urticae Twospotted Spider Mite, Red Spider Mite Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Predatory Gall Midge (unofficial common name), Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Osborne, R.S., Leppla, N.C. & Osborne, L.S.
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Feltiella acarisuga/Feltiella acarisugaa gall midgelarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Tetranychus urticae/Tetranychus urticaetwospotted spider mite, red spider mite

Author & YearTitleSource
Osborne, R.S., Leppla, N.C. & Osborne, L.S.Predatory Gall Midge (unofficial common name), Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Kirby, M., 2005Gorse Mites and their PredatorsBritish Wildlife Vol 16 (5): 314-317.

Feltiella acarisuga (a gall midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Feltiella acarisuga (a gall midge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFeltiella acarisuga (a gall midge)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Feltiella acarisuga (a gall midge)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kirby, M. 2005 Gorse Mites and their Predators British Wildlife Vol 16 (5): 314-317.
Osborne, R.S., Leppla, N.C. & Osborne, L.S. Predatory Gall Midge (unofficial common name), Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures

Feltiella acarisuga (a gall midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Feltiella acarisuga (a gall midge):

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