Two new species of Asphondylia Loew, 1850 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Asteraceae from Brazil

Authors

  • Valéria Cid Maia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9396-5618
  • Milton de Souza Mendonça Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Biociências (IBIO), Departamento de Ecologia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Interações. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-5124
  • Bernardo José de Araújo Mascarenhas Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3121-4293

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.024

Keywords:

Gall midges, Host plant, Morphology, Taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of Asphondylia inducing galls on Asteraceae are described, A. gaucha from the state of Rio Grande do Sul and A. mineira from the state of Minas Gerais. Their host plants are Vernonanthura discolor (Sprengel) H. Rob., and V. polyanthes (Sprengel) Vega & Dematteis, respectively, both native to Brazil. Illustrations of relevant morphological characters are provided. The new species are compared with congeneric Neotropical species. The types are deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

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2023-07-05

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Vol. 63 (2023)

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Maia, V. C., Mendonça, M. de S., & Mascarenhas, B. J. de A. (2023). Two new species of Asphondylia Loew, 1850 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Asteraceae from Brazil. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 63, e202363024. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.024

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