
Description of a new species to Machaeriobia Rübsaamen, 1915 (Cecidomyiidae; Diptera) gall-inducing on Machaerium lunatum (L.) Ducke (Fabaceae)
2024; Taylor & Francis; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01650521.2024.2375927
ISSN1744-5140
AutoresCainã Lobato Melo, Eduardo Victor de Paiva Cunha, Melquisedeque Valente Campos, Paulo Haniel Sousa da Natividade, Rita de Cássia Oliveira dos Santos,
Tópico(s)Research on scale insects
ResumoA new species, Macheriobia muriniensis Melo, Cunha & Santos sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), is described here, inducing globoid galls on leaves of Machaerium lunatum in a Floodplain Forest along the banks of the Paricatuba River, Benevides, Pará, Brazil. Illustrations of the larvae, pupae, and adults (male and female), as a diagnosis for the species are provided. Specimens of Eurytomidae and Eulophidae were found associated with this gall midge.http://zoobank.org/urna:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FEB646A4-49DE-4A9C-ADD3-D809DFBE563A
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