A new species of Clinodiplosis Kieffer (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Cecropia sp. (Urticaceae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Barbara Proença Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8081-0676
  • Valéria Cid Maia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9396-5618

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.03

Keywords:

Amazon rainforest, Galling insect, Gall midge, Morphology and taxonomy

Abstract

Clinodiplosis cecropiae Proença & Maia a new species of Cecidomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) is described and illustrated herein (larva, pupal exuviae, male and female). Samples of gall and host plant were collected in Amazon Rainforest areas, in Monte Negro municipality, Rondônia state, Brazil. The galler was obtained by rearing in laboratory. The specimens were mounted on microscope slides. The type material is deposited in the Cecidomyiidae collection of Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. The new species induces globoid galls on stems of Cecropia sp. (Urticaceae). This is the first record of a Clinodiplosis species inducing galls on Urticaceae plants.

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Author Biographies

  • Barbara Proença, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940‑040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Valéria Cid Maia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940‑040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

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Toma, T.S.P. & Maia, V.C. 2012. Representatividade do gênero Clinodiplosis Kieffer (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) no Brasil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 52: 223 231.

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Published

2020-01-31

Issue

Vol. 60 (2020)

Section

Original Article

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How to Cite

Proença, B., & Maia, V. C. (2020). A new species of Clinodiplosis Kieffer (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Cecropia sp. (Urticaceae) in Brazil. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 60, e20206003. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.03

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