Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) comprise a diverse family of small nematoceran flies. While most species are phytophagous, the family also includes predatory species, and endoparasitoids. Endoparasitic species have been reared from aphids and psyllids. We discovered parasitoid-infected weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in nests on mango trees in coastal Kenya. Examination of 5 colonies revealed the presence of parasitoids in all of them, with parasitism rates ranging from 2 to 21%. Morphological examination of larval parasitoids indicated that they were gall midges, and molecular data were consistent with the identification. Attempts to rear adults were unsuccessful. This study presents to the best of our knowledge the first report of Cecidomyiidae parasitising Hymenoptera, as well as the first report of a parasitoid of weaver ants. This species should be investigated further because its damage may limit the ability of weaver ants to control pests of cultivated fruits and other insects.

中文翻译：

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胆mid为织叶蚁的寄生虫的首次报道

mid虫（双翅目：Cecidomyiidae）由各种线虫小蝇组成。虽然大多数物种是食植物性的，但该科还包括掠食性物种和内寄生物。内寄生物已从蚜虫和木虱中饲养。我们在肯尼亚沿海的芒果树上的巢穴中发现了被寄生虫感染的织叶蚁，长尾O（Oecophylla longinoda）（膜翅目：For科）。对5个菌落进行检查后发现，所有菌落中均存在寄生虫，寄生率在2％至21％之间。幼虫寄生虫的形态学检查表明它们是胆mid，分子数据与鉴定结果一致。尝试抚养成年未成功。这项研究以我们所掌握的知识为基础，首次报道了寄生于膜翅目的Ce虫科，以及关于织叶蚁的寄生虫的首次报道。应当进一步调查该物种，因为其损害可能会限制编织者控制栽培水果和其他昆虫的害虫的能力。