Brachyneurina peniophorae Harris, 1979
(a gall midge)

Interactions where Brachyneurina peniophorae 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 (communal) communal larva causes galls on fruitbody UK/Ireland Peniophora cinerea a resupinate fungus Russulales: Peniophoraceae Gall development in Fungi, Evans, R.E., 1979
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Brachyneurina peniophorae/Brachyneurina peniophoraea gall midgecommunallarva Fungus / gallUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora cinerea/Peniophora cinereaa resupinate fungusfruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Evans, R.E., 1979Gall development in FungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 131-132.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrachyneurina peniophorae (a gall midge)
TribeBrachineurini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (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 Brachyneurina peniophorae (a gall midge)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, R.E. 1979 Gall development in Fungi Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 131-132.

Brachyneurina peniophorae (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 Brachyneurina peniophorae (a gall midge):

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