Catotrichinae

Catotrichinae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Catotrichinae
Edwards, 1938
Genera
  • Catotricha
  • Trichoceromyia
  • Trichotoca
  • Wheeleriola
  • Mesotrichoca

Catotrichinae is a subfamily of Cecidomyiidae. Members of this subfamily were formerly included in Lestremiinae and are considered the most primitive members Cecidomyiidae. The larvae feed on fungi. Five genera are currently recognized.

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