A new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Pleroma raddianum (DC.) Gardner (Myrtales: Melastomatacea), an endenic plant to Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.062

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Atlantic forest, Lopesiini, Neotropical, Taxonomy

Abstract

Lopesia pleromatis sp. nov. (Lopesiini, Cecidomyiidi) is described based on material collected in Atlantic Forest areas of Bertioga (São Paulo State, Brazil). Specimens were obtained from globoid leaf galls on Pleroma raddianum (DC.) Gardner (Melastomataceae), an endemic plant to Brazil. Lopesia pleromatis is compared to other congeneric species. The most important morphological characters are illustrated.

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  • Valéria Cid Maia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Departamento de Entomologia Dipterologia

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Maia, V.C. 2019. 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, 63(3): 234-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2019.04.002.

Maia, V.C.; Magenta, M.A.G. & Martins, S.E. 2008. Ocorrência e caracterização de galhas de insetos em áreas de restinga de Bertioga (São Paulo Brasil). Biota Neotropica, 8(1): 167-197.

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2022-11-01

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Vol. 62 (2022)

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Maia, V. C. (2022). A new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Pleroma raddianum (DC.) Gardner (Myrtales: Melastomatacea), an endenic plant to Brazil. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 62, e202262062. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.062