Geromyia penniseti

Geromyia penniseti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Superfamily:	Sciaroidea
Family:	Cecidomyiidae
Genus:	Geromyia
Species:	G. penniseti
Binomial name
	Geromyia penniseti; (Felt, 1920)
Synonyms
	Itonida pennisetti

Geromyia penniseti, the millet grain midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.^[1] It is found in Africa and South Asia.^[2] During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants.^[3]

References[]

^ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".
^ "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.

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.

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[insects-1] Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".

[gbif-2] "Contarinia sorghicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[Kalaisekar-3] Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.

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