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Issue: Vol. 1554 No. 1: 20 Aug. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-08-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1554.1.3
Page range: 41–48
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 2

Myrciariamyia admirabilis, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae)

Museu Nacional, Depto. Entomologia, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Ecologia Evolutiva & Biodiversidade/DBG, ICB/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Caixa Postal 486, 30161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Diptera Myrciariamyia Cecidomyiidae Erythroxylaceae galls

Abstract

Myrciariamyia admirabilis Maia, a new species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) that induces leaf galls on Erythroxylum suberosum A.St.-Hil. (Erythroxylaceae) is described and illustrated (larva, pupa, male, female and gall) based on material from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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