Mayetiola

Mayetiola
The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae
Supertribe: Lasiopteridi
Tribe: Oligotrophini
Genus: Mayetiola
Kieffer, 1896
Synonyms
  • Caulomyia Rübsaamen, 1915
  • Chortomyia Kieffer, 1913
  • Mayetia Kieffer, 1896

Mayetiola are a genus of flies from the family Cecidomyiidae. Most species are pests of cereal crops.