| Mayetiola hordei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Bibionomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Sciaroidea |
| Family: | Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cecidomyiinae |
| Supertribe: | Lasiopteridi |
| Tribe: | Oligotrophini |
| Genus: | Mayetiola |
| Species: | M. hordei |
| Binomial name | |
| Mayetiola hordei Kieffer, 1909 |
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The barley stem gall midge, Mayetiola hordei, is a cereal pest in Tunisia, closely related to the Hessian fly[1].