Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new galling species associated with Leandra ionopogon (Melastomataceae), a native plant species to Brazil, is described based on larva, pupal exuvia, male and female. L. leandrae galls were collected in an area of Atlantic Forest in Bertioga, state of São...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562619300214 |
| Summary: | Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new galling species associated with Leandra ionopogon (Melastomataceae), a native plant species to Brazil, is described based on larva, pupal exuvia, male and female. L. leandrae galls were collected in an area of Atlantic Forest in Bertioga, state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. The new species was compared to the other species of Lopesia. Keywords: Insect–plant interaction, Morphology, Neotropical, Taxonomy |
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| ISSN: | 0085-5626 |