Neolasioptera pantaneira, a new species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) associated with Aeschynomene denticulata (Fabaceae) from Brazil.

Autor: Maia VC; Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Catian G; Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil., Leme FM; Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia [Braz J Biol] 2017 Mar; Vol. 77 (1), pp. 170-175. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 04.
DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.13415
Abstrakt: A new species of gall midge that induces stem galls on Aeschynomene denticulata (Fabaceae) is described based on material collected in Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil). This species is unique among the Brazilian congeners in having spatula with three convex teeth, cruciate, with defined anterolateral extensions, four lateral papillae on each side of the spatula, and three pairs of terminal papillae (larva), four-segmented palpi (adult), 17 flagellomeres (female), ovipositor about 11 times length of seventh tergite.
Databáze: MEDLINE