Belongs within: Cecidomyiidae.
The Lestremiinae are a group of cecidomyiid midges with mycophagous larvae (Gagné 1981).
Characters (from Gagné 1981): Ocelli usually present. Wings, if present, with vein M1+2 present. Five tarsomeres, with tarsomere 1 longer than 2.
<==LestremiinaeJ00 |--LestremiiniGJ09 | |--Wasmanniella claudaG81 | |--GongromastixG81 | |--AllareteG81 | |--Anaretella defectaG81 | |--Pararete elongataG81 | |--ConareteG81 | | |--C. crebraG81 | | `--C. elutaGJ09 | |--LestremiaGJ09 | | |--L. cinereaG81 | | |--L. leucophaeaGJ09 | | `--‘Trichosia’ remota Hutton 1896TE27 | `--AnareteG81 | |--A. anepsiaG81 | |--A. busckiGJ09 | `--A. candidataG81 `--MicromyidiGJ09 |--Peromyia [Peromyiini]GJ09 |--Campylomyza [Campylomyzini]GJ09 | `--C. flavipes [=Cecidomya (Campylomyza) flavipes]G20 |--Aprionus [Aprionini]GJ09 | `--A. asemusG81 `--MicromyiniG81 |--Monardia monothecaG81, M83 |--Cordylomyia denningiG81 |--Corinthomyia brevicornisG81 |--Trichopteromyia modestaG81 |--Mycophila speyeriG81 |--Bryomyia apsectraG81 |--Xylopriona toxicodendriG81 |--MicromyaGJ09 | |--M. lucorum [incl. M. johannseni]GJ09 | `--M. manaG81 `--PolyardisG81 |--P. adelaG81 `--P. kasloensisG81 Lestremiinae incertae sedis: AnodontocerasJ00 PseudoperomyiaJ00 SkuhravianaJ00 Baeonotus [Baeonotini]G81 `--B. micropsM81 Acoenonia [Acoenoniini]G81 `--A. perissaG81 Forbesomyia [Forbesomyiini]G81 `--F. atraG81 Strobliella [Strobliellini]G81 `--S. intermediaG81 CatochiniJ00 |--Catocha slossonaeJ00, G81 |--AnochaG81 |--Neocatocha marilandicaG81 |--Tritozyga sackeniG81 `--EucatochaG81
*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.
[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.
[G20] Goldfuss, G. A. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie pt 1. Johann Leonhard Schrag: Nürnberg.
[J00] Jaschhof, M. 2000. Catotrichinae subfam. n.: a re-examination of higher classification in gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Entomological Science 3: 639–652.
[M83] Martin, N. A. 1983. Miscellaneous observations on a pasture fauna: an annotated species list. DSIR Entomology Division Report 3: 1–98.
[M81] McAlpine, J. F. 1981. Key to families—adults. 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. 89–124. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.
[TE27] Tonnoir, A. L., & F. W. Edwards. 1927. New Zealand fungus gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 747–878.