John Dennis Plakidas

, entomologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

1988. The newly discovered spring crown gall of Asphondylia rudbeckiaeconspicua (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Rudbeckia laciniata (Asteraceae) in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 90: 393.

1994. A new species of Neolasioptera (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Verbesina alternifolia (Asteraceae) in southwestern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96: 214–218.

1999. Identification of North American Porricondyline Larvae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Loyalfield Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [2 unnumb. &] 129 pp.

2005. A new species of Porricondyla (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from southwestern Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107: 652–656.

2007. A new species of Haplusia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Porricondylinae) from southwestern Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109: 81–85.

2015. A new species of Solntsevia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Allegheny County Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 26: 7–14.

& Ferro, M.L. 2016. A new species of Neostenoptera (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae) from eastern North America. Insecta Mundi 0510: 1–9. Reference page.
2016. The gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiinae) from Allegheny County Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 27: 65–176.
2016. Three new species of Divellepidosis Fedotova & Sidorenko (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Allegheny county Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 27: 171–188.

2017. The Wood Midges (Diptera: Lestremiidae) of Allegheny County Pennsylvania. Loyalfield Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 127 pp. 777
2017. Azygotricha rotundata, a new genus and species of Lestremiidae (Diptera), from Allegheny county Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 28: 3–12.

2018. Identification of the Porricondylinae and Winnertziinae larvae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae sensu stricto). Loyalfield Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 88 pp.
2018. Asphondylia pumila (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Asphondyliini), a new gall midge from Allegheny County Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 29: 31–36.
2018. Ampullomyia surcula, a new genus and species of Lestremiidae (Diptera), from Allegheny county Pennsylvania. International Journal of Dipterological Research 29: 37–43.

2019. New species and new distribution records of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) from Allegheny County Pennsylvania. Loyalfield Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 89 pp.

2020. 'Brachineuridi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Allegheny County Pennsylvania: A photographic and illustrated guide to genera and species. Loyalfield Publishing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] + 70 pp.