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 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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Main Author: Valéria Cid Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2019-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562619300214
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spelling doaj-889ae6d2efa34101ba699391b11bb4dd2020-11-25T01:11:14ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia0085-56262019-07-01633234237Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to BrazilValéria Cid Maia0Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilLopesia 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, Taxonomyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562619300214
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Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
author_facet Valéria Cid Maia
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title Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
title_short Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
title_full Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
title_fullStr Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil
title_sort lopesia leandrae (diptera, cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with leandra ionopogon (mart.) cogn. (melastomataceae), a native plant to brazil
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
series Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
issn 0085-5626
publishDate 2019-07-01
description 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
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562619300214
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