Lopesia indaiensis (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge feeding on Andira fraxinifolia Benth (Fabaceae), an endemic plant in Brazil

Lopesia indaiensis (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge found causing galls on Andira fraxinifolia (Fabaceae), an endemic plant species in Brazil, is described based on larva, pupa, male and female. L. indaiensis galls were collected in Dores do Indaiá, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Larvae were removed from the galls and pupae and adults were obtained by rearing. The specimens were mounted on slides and the most important morphological characters were illustrated. The new species was compared to the other species of Lopesia.

Keywords
Insect-plant interaction; Morphology; Neotropical; Taxonomy

Authorship

Valéria Cid Maia ^** Corresponding author. E-mail:maiavcid@acd.ufrj.br (V.C. Maia).

Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilMuseu NacionalBrazilRio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilMuseu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Lázaro Araújo de Oliveira

Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras do Alto São Francisco, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Luz, MG, BrazilFaculdade de FilosofiaBrazilLuz, MG, BrazilFaculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras do Alto São Francisco, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Luz, MG, Brazil

* Corresponding author. E-mail:maiavcid@acd.ufrj.br (V.C. Maia).

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Tables (1)

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Fig. 1
Galls of Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n., on leaf of Andira fraxinifolia Benth (Fabaceae), general aspect.

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Figs. 2-3
Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 2. Larva, sternal spatula with adjacent papillae (ventral view). 3. Larva, terminal segments (dorsal view).

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Figs. 4-5
Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 4. Pupa, face (ventral view). 5. Pupa, anterior part (dorsal view). Scale bars in mm.

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Figs. 6-10
Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 6. Male head (frontal view). 7. Male flagellomere 5. 8. Male hindleg, tarsal claw and empodium. 9. Male abdominal segments 7-8 (lateral view). 10. Male terminalia (dorsal view). Scale bars in mm.

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Figs. 11-13
Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 11. Female flagellomere 5. 12. Female abdominal segments 7-8 (lateral view). 13. Ovipositor (ventral view). Scale bars in mm.

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Table 1
Insect galls in Andira fraxinifolia Benth (Fabaceae): characterization, locality and reference.

Fig. 1 Galls of Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n., on leaf of Andira fraxinifolia Benth (Fabaceae), general aspect.

Figs. 2-3 Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 2. Larva, sternal spatula with adjacent papillae (ventral view). 3. Larva, terminal segments (dorsal view).

Figs. 4-5 Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 4. Pupa, face (ventral view). 5. Pupa, anterior part (dorsal view). Scale bars in mm.

Figs. 6-10 Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 6. Male head (frontal view). 7. Male flagellomere 5. 8. Male hindleg, tarsal claw and empodium. 9. Male abdominal segments 7-8 (lateral view). 10. Male terminalia (dorsal view). Scale bars in mm.

Figs. 11-13 Lopesia indaiensis, sp. n. 11. Female flagellomere 5. 12. Female abdominal segments 7-8 (lateral view). 13. Ovipositor (ventral view). Scale bars in mm.

Table 1 Insect galls in Andira fraxinifolia Benth (Fabaceae): characterization, locality and reference.

Galled organ	Gall shape	Galling insect	Locality	Domain phytogeopraphic	Reference
Leaf	Vermiform	Cecidomyiidi	Bertioga/SP	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al.(2008)}Maia et al., 2008 Maia, V.C., Magenta, M.A.G., Martins, S.E., 2008. Ocorrência e caracterização de galhas de insetos em áreas de restinga de Bertioga (São Paulo, Brasil). Biota Neotrop. 8, 167-197.
		Lopesia sp.	Mangaratiba/RJ	Atlantic forest	^{Rodrigues et al. (2014)}Rodrigues et al., 2014 Rodrigues, A.R., Maia, V.C., Couri, M.S., 2014. Insect galls of restinga areas of Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 58, 173-197.
		Cecidomyiidae	Tamandare/PE	Atlantic forest	^{Santos et al. (2012)}Santos et al., 2012 Santos, J.C., Almeida-Cortez, J.S., Fernandes, G.W., 2012. Gall-inducing insects from Atlantic forest of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 12, 197-213.
		Lopesia indaiensis, sp.n.	Dores do Indaia/MG	Cerrado	Present work
Leaf	Globoid	Asphondyliina	Bertioga/SP	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al. (2008)}Maia et al., 2008 Maia, V.C., Magenta, M.A.G., Martins, S.E., 2008. Ocorrência e caracterização de galhas de insetos em áreas de restinga de Bertioga (São Paulo, Brasil). Biota Neotrop. 8, 167-197.
		Asphondylia sp.	Mangaratiba/RJ	Atlantic forest	^{Rodrigues et al. (2014)}Rodrigues et al., 2014 Rodrigues, A.R., Maia, V.C., Couri, M.S., 2014. Insect galls of restinga areas of Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 58, 173-197.
		Asphondyliina	Santa Teresa/ES	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al. (2014)}Maia et al., 2014 Maia, V.C., Cardoso, L.J.T., Braga, J.M.A., 2014. Insect galls from Atlantic Forest areas of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil: characterization and occurrence. Bol. Mus. Biol. Mello Leitão 33, 47-129.
Stem	Fusiform	Curculionidae	Bertioga/SP	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al. (2008)}Maia et al., 2008 Maia, V.C., Magenta, M.A.G., Martins, S.E., 2008. Ocorrência e caracterização de galhas de insetos em áreas de restinga de Bertioga (São Paulo, Brasil). Biota Neotrop. 8, 167-197.
		Not determined	Tamandare/PE	Atlantic forest	^{Santos et al. (2012)}Santos et al., 2012 Santos, J.C., Almeida-Cortez, J.S., Fernandes, G.W., 2012. Gall-inducing insects from Atlantic forest of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 12, 197-213.
		Curculionidae	Santa Teresa/ES	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al. (2014)}Maia et al., 2014 Maia, V.C., Cardoso, L.J.T., Braga, J.M.A., 2014. Insect galls from Atlantic Forest areas of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil: characterization and occurrence. Bol. Mus. Biol. Mello Leitão 33, 47-129.
Leaf	Lenticular	Meunieriella sp.	Marica	Atlantic forest	^{Maia et al. (2002)}Maia et al., 2002 Maia, V.C., Azevedo de, M.A.P., Couri, M.S., 2002. New contribution to the knowledge of the gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from the restinga of Barra de Maricá (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Stud. Dipterol. 9, 447-452.
		Meunieriella sp.	Araruama and Arraial do Cabo/RJ	Atlantic forest	^{Carvalho-Fernandes et al. (2016)}Carvalho-Fernandes et al., 2016 Carvalho-Fernandes, S.P., Ascendino, S., Maia, V.C., Couri, M.S., 2016. Diversity of insect galls associated with coastal shrub vegetation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. 88, 1407-1418.

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[1] * Corresponding author. E-mail:maiavcid@acd.ufrj.br (V.C. Maia).