Myrciamyia pterandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Lopesiini), a new species of gall midge associated with Pterandra pyroidea A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae), an endemic plant in Brazilian Cerrado | Zendy

Valéria Cid Maia | Zendy; Ismael Cividini Flor | Zendy; Lázaro A. Oliveira | Zendy

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Myrciamyia pterandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Lopesiini), a new species of gall midge associated with Pterandra pyroidea A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae), an endemic plant in Brazilian Cerrado

Author(s) -

Valéria Cid Maia,

Ismael Cividini Flor,

Lázaro A. Oliveira

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

revista brasileira de entomologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1806-9665

pISSN - 0085-5626

DOI - 10.1016/j.rbe.2018.06.003

Subject(s) - cecidomyiidae , biology , gall , midge , malpighiaceae , pupa , larva , fabaceae , genus , botany

Myrciamyia pterandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new galling species associated with Pterandra pyroidea (Fabaceae), an endemic plant species in Brazilian Cerrado, is described based on larva, pupa, male and female. M. pterandrae galls were collected in the municipality of Quartel de Sao Joao, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Larvae were removed from the galls and pupae, and adults were obtained by rearing. The specimens were mounted on slides, and the diagnostic morphological characters were illustrated. M. pterandrae is compared to Myrciamyia maricaensis Maia, 1996 the unique, previously known species of the genus.

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