Leucecis eminens

Leucecis eminens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sciaroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Bibionomorpha Superfamilia: Sciaroidea

Familia: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamilia: Cecidomyiinae
Supertribus: Lasiopteridi
Tribus: Dasineurini
Genus: Leucecis
Species: Leucecis eminens

Name

Leucecis eminens Gagné in Gagné, Kim, Palmer & Mottern, 2026

Holotype: ♂, USNM, coll. M. W. Palmer, 5 May 2025, "reared from larva in leaf galls of Populus trichocarpa", USNMENT 02019372

Type locality: Blue River, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

References

• Gagné, R.J., Kim, J.W., Palmer, M.W. & Mottern, J.L. 2026. A new genus and species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Populus spp. (Salicaceae) in western North America. Applied Entomology and Zoology. DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00943-7 Reference page.