Ansifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
Subfamily: | Micromyinae |
Tribe: | Campylomyzini |
Genus: |
Ansifera Jaschhof, 2009 |
Type species | |
Ansifera japonica Jaschhof, 2009
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Ansifera is a genus of midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. The five described species are found in the Palearctic and Oriental regions. [1] [2] The genus was first described by Mathias Jaschhof in 2009. [1]
Species in this genus can be distinguished from others in the tribe Campylomyzini by characteristics of their antennal sensilla. [2]