Catotricha americana

Catotricha americana is a species of basal gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.^[1][2][3] It is the type species of the genus and has only been confirmed to occur in New Hampshire.^[4] This species was first described by American entomologist Ephraim Porter Felt in 1908.^[4]

Catotricha americana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Catotricha
Species:	C. americana
Binomial name
Catotricha americana (Felt, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
Catocha americana Felt, 1908

References

1. "Catotricha americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Catotricha americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Catotricha americana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.

Further reading

• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2017). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World, Fourth Edition (PDF). Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture.
• Gagné, Raymond J.; Jaschhof, Mathias (2014). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (PDF) (Report). Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA.