Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Schwägrichen, 1835)
(Pine Gall-midge)

Interactions where Thecodiplosis brachyntera 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 causes gall of needle Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Thecodiplosis brachyntera/Thecodiplosis brachynterapine gall-midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesneedle

Interactions where Thecodiplosis brachyntera is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larval damage may attract erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Sydowia polyspora Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism Dothideales: Dothioraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)erumpentpycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Thecodiplosis brachyntera/Thecodiplosis brachynterapine gall-midgelarval damage erumpent pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph is associated with larval damage

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine 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 Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge)

Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thecodiplosis brachyntera (Pine Gall-midge):

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