Cystiphora is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are about seven described species in the genus Cystiphora.
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Cystiphora:
- Cystiphora canadensis <small>Felt, 1913</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Cystiphora leontodontis <small>(Bremi, 1847)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cystiphora sanguinea <small>(Bremi, 1847)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cystiphora schmidti <small>(Rübsaamen, 1914)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span> (rush skeletonweed gall midge)
- Cystiphora scorzonerae <small>Kieffer, 1909</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Cystiphora sonchi <small>(Bremi, 1847)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Cystiphora taraxaci <small>(Kieffer, 1888)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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