Belongs within: Cecidomyiinae.
The Alycaulini are a group of gall midges characterised by the presence of a series of ovoid bumps on the ovipositor (Gagné 1981).
Characters (from Gagné 1981, as Alycaulina): Antennal flagellomeres short, barrel-shaped. Ocelli absent. R5 half to two-thirds length of wing, straight, closely adjacent to R1 and C. Tarsal claws toothed. Male with tergite 8, if present, setose along caudal margin and sclerotized at least caudally; gonocoxites free ventrally. Female with basal half of ovipositor with longitudinal striae that are proximodorsally interrupted and enlarged to form ovoid sclerotized bumps; cercus one-segmented, without hooked setae.
<==Alycaulini [Alycaulina]GJ09 |--Protaplonyx sarcobatiG81 |--Calamomyia flavipesG81 |--Edestosperma aristidaeG81 |--Astictoneura muhlenbergiaeG81 |--Edestochilus allioidesG81 |--ChilophagaG81 |--AsteromyiaG81 |--MeunieriellaGJ09 | |--M. aquiloniaGE96 | |--M. avicenniae (Cook 1909) [=Cecidomyia avicenniae]GE96 | `--M. graciliforcepsGJ09 |--Alycaulus trilobatusGJ09 |--Smilasioptera candelariaeGJ09 |--Lobolasioptera mediaGJ09 |--Atolasioptera callidaGJ09 |--Marilasioptera tripartitaGJ09 |--Epilasioptera iresinisGJ09 |--BrachylasiopteraGJ09 |--GeraldesiaGJ09 | |--G. cumbrensisGJ09 | |--G. eupatoriiGJ09 | `--G. polygonarumGJ09 `--NeolasiopteraG81 |--N. cruttwellaeGJ09 |--N. erigerontisG81 |--N. lathamiGJ09 |--N. martelliGJ09 `--N. vitineaGJ09
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[G81] Gagné, R. J. 1981. Cecidomyiidae. In: McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth & D. S. Wood (eds) Manual of Nearctic Diptera vol. 1 pp. 257–292. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.
[GE96] Gagné, R. J., & J. Etienne. 1996. Meunieriella avicenniae (Cook) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) the leaf gall maker of black mangrove in the American tropics. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98 (3): 527–532.
[GJ09] Gagné, R. J., & M. Jaschhof. 2009. Cecidomyiidae (gall midges). In: Brown, B. V., A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley & M. A. Zumbado (eds) Manual of Central American Diptera vol. 1 pp. 293–314. NRC Research Press: Ottawa.