Five new species of <i>Asphondylia</i> (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Asphondyliini) from Brazilian restinga (Atlantic Forest)

Maia, Valéria Cid

doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.008

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Figure 1 Asphondylia spp.: (A) Asphondylia hancorniae Maia, 2023, wing, (B-C) Pupa head, frontal view: (B) Antennal horn: basal and distal part, lower facial horn, teeth aligned (seta), (C) Lower facial horn, teeth not aligned (seta).

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Figure 2 Asphondylia braziliensis Maia, sp. nov., male: (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 5^th flagellomere, (C) 10^th 12^th flagellomeres, (D) Midleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (E) Wing, (F) Terminalia, dorsolateral view.

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Figure 3 Asphondylia braziliensis Maia, sp. nov. (A-C) female: (A) 3^rd flagellomere, (B) 10^th 12^th flagellomeres, (C) Hindleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D-F) pupa: (D) General aspect, ventral view, (E) Head, frontal view, (F) Prothoracic spiracle.

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Figure 4 Asphondylia braziliensis Maia, sp. nov., pupa: (A) Thoracic integument, dorsolateral view, (B) 5^th 8^th abdominal segments, dorsal view, (C) Larva, spatula and associated papillae, ventral view, (D) Stem galls on Struthanthus acuminatus (Ruiz. & Pav.) Kuijt (Loranthaceae).

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Figure 5 Asphondylia spp.: (A-B) Asphondylia parasiticolaMöhn, 1960, ventral view, redrawn from Möhn, 1960 (original drawings without scales): (A) Larva, spatula and associated papillae, (B) Pupa, head, (C) Asphondylia struthanthiRübsaamen, 1915, redrawn from Rübsaamen, 1915: Larva, spatula and associated papillae, ventral view (original drawings without scales).

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Figure 6 Asphondylia struthanthiRübsaamen, 1915, redrawn from Rübsaamen, 1915 (original drawings without scales): (A-B) Pupa: (A) Head, frontal view, (B) Prothoracic spiracle, (C) Male terminalia, dorsal view.

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Figure 7 Asphondylia fluminensis Maia, sp. nov., male: (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 1^st 2^nd flagellomeres, (C) 5^th flagellomere, (D) 7^th 12^th flagellomeres, (E) Foreleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view.

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Figure 8 Asphondylia fluminensis Maia, sp. nov., male: (A) 3^rd abdominal segment-terminalia, lateral view, (B) Terminalia, dorsal view.

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Figure 9 Asphondylia fluminensis Maia, sp. nov., female: (A) 5^th flagellomere, (B) Wing, (C) Foreleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D) Abdomen, lateral view.

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Figure 10 Asphondylia fluminensis Maia, sp. nov., pupa: (A) General aspect, ventral view, (B) Head, frontal view, (C) Prothoracic spiracle, (D) Thoracic integument, dorsal view, (E) 7^th abdominal segment, dorsal view.

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Figure 11 Asphondylia spp.: (A) A. fluminensis Maia, sp. nov., larva, spatula and associated papillae, ventral view, (B) Flower bud galls on Erythroxylum ovalifolium Peyr. (Erythroxylaceae), (C) A. erythroxylisMöhn, 1959, larva, spatula, ventral view, redrawn from Möhn, 1959 (original drawing without scale).

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Figure 12 Asphondylia marambaiensis Maia, sp. nov., male: (A) 5^th flagellomere, (B) Palpus, (C) Midleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D) 5^th abdominal segment-terminalia, ventral view, (E) Terminalia, dorsal view.

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Figure 13 Asphondylia marambaiensis Maia, sp. nov., female: (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 5^th flagellomere, (C) 10^th 12^th flagellomeres, (D) Wing, (E) Abdomen, lateral view.

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Figure 14 Asphondylia marambaiensis Maia, sp. nov., (A-E) pupa: (A) General aspect, ventral view, (B) Cephalic horns, ventral view, (C) Prothoracic spiracle, (D) Thoracic integument, dorsal view, (E) Abdomen, dorsal view, (F) Leaf galls on Lantana fucata Lindl. (Verbenaceae).

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Figure 15 Asphondylia varroniae Maia, sp. nov., male: (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 5^th flagellomere, (C) Wing, (D) Foreg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (E) Abdomen, lateral view, (F) Terminalia, dorsal view.

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Figure 16 Asphondylia varroniae Maia, sp. nov., female: (A) 5^th flagellomere, (B) 9^th 12^th flagellomeres, (C) Foreg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D) Abdomen, lateral view.

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Figure 17 Asphondylia varroniae Maia, sp. nov., pupa: (A) Head, frontal view, (B) Prothoracic spiracle, (C) Thoracic integument, dorsal view, (D) 4^th 7^th abdominal segments, dorsal view.

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Figure 18 Asphondylia spp.: (A-C) Asphondylia varroniae Maia, sp. nov.: (A) General aspect, (B) Spatula and associated papillae, ventral view, (C) Flower bud galls on Varronia curassavica Jacq. (Cordiaceae), (D) Asphondylia cordiaeMöhn, 1959, redrawn from Möhn, 1959, spatula and associated papillae, ventral view (original drawing without scale).

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Figure 19 Asphondylia xerezi Maia, sp. nov.: (A) male terminalia, lateral view, (B-G) female, (B) head, ventral view, (C) 5^th flagellomere, (D) 10^th 12^th flagellomeres, (E) Wing, (F) Hindleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (G) Ovipositor, ventral view.

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Figure 20 Asphondylia xerezi Maia, sp. nov., pupa: (A) General aspect, ventral view, (B) Head, frontal view, (C) Prothoracic spiracle, (D) Thoracic integument, dorsal view.

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Figure 21 Asphondylia spp.: (A-C) Asphondylia xerezi Maia, sp. nov., (A) General aspect, ventral view, (B) Spatula, ventral view, (C) Fruit gall on Heliotropium sp. (Heliotropiaceae), (D) Asphondylia tournefortiaeRübsaamen, 1915, larva, spatula and associated papillae, ventral view, redrawn from Rübsaamen, 1915 ((original drawing without scale).

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Table 1Comparative length of adults and larvae of Asphondylia braziliensis Maia, sp. nov., A. parasiticolaMöhn, 1960, and A. struthanthiRübsaamen, 1915 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Data on the last two species were obtained from literature.

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Table 2 Comparative length of females and larvae of Asphondylia fluminensis Maia, sp. nov. and A. erythroxylisMöhn, 1959 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Data on A. erythroxylis were obtained from literature.

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Table 3 Comparative length of adults of Asphondylia marambaiensis Maia, sp. nov. and A. camaraeMöhn 1959 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Data on A. camarae were obtained from literature.

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Table 4 Comparative length of adults and larva of Asphondylia cordiaeMöhn, 1959 and A. varroniae Maia, sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Data on the first species were obtained from literature.

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Table 5 Comparative length of adults and larva of A. tournefortiaeRübsaamen 1915 and A. xerezi Maia, sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae). Data on the first species were obtained from literature.

Length:	Asphondylia braziliensis, sp.nov.	Asphondylia parasiticolaMöhn, 1960	Asphondylia struthanthiRübsaamen, 1915
Male
Body	3.40‑3.75 mm	-	2.90‑3.00 mm
Scape	0.110‑120µ	-	118µ
Pedicel	50µ	-	72µ
1^st flagellomere	170‑180µ	-	256µ
5^th flagellomere	170‑180µ	-	-
9^th flagellomere	160‑170µ	-	-
10^th flagellomere	160‑70µ	-	-
11^th flagellomere	150‑170µ	-	-
12^th flagellomere	12‑130µ	-	-
Palpus
1^st segment	20µ	-	28‑30µ
2^nd segment	40µ	-	46‑48µ
3^rd segment	80µ	-	100µ
Female
Body	3.50‑4.70 mm	3.70‑3.80 mm	-
Scape	120‑130µ	184µ	-
Pedicel	50‑70µ	75‑76µ	-
1^st flagellomere	250µ	308µ	-
5^th flagellomere	170‑200µ	212µ	-
9^th flagellomere	140‑150µ	162µ	-
10^th flagellomere	110‑120µ	108µ	-
11^th flagellomere	60‑80µ	80µ	-
12^th flagellomere	40‑45µ	40µ	-
Palpus
1^st segment	20‑30µ	39‑40µ	-
2^nd segment	60‑65µ	90‑92µ	-
3^rd segment	110‑140µ	162‑164µ	-
Larva
Body	2.30‑2.60 mm	3.50 mm	2.50‑2.70 mm
Spatula	240‑250µ	285µ	212µ

Length:	Asphondylia fluminensis, sp. nov.	Asphondylia erythroxylis Möhn, 1959
Female
Body	2.80‑2.90 mm	2.20 mm
Scape	110µ	118µ
Pedicel	50‑70µ	58µ
1^st flagellomere	230‑280µ	207µ
5^th flagellomere	150‑180µ	156‑157µ
9^th flagellomere	100µ	100µ
10^th flagellomere	50µ	70µ
11^th flagellomere	40µ	48‑49µ
12^th flagellomere	40µ	36µ
Palpus
1^st segment	20µ	23‑24µ
2^nd segment	50µ	42µ
3^rd segment	70µ	70‑72µ
Larva
Body	2.10 mm	-
Spatula	210µ	293µ

Length:	Asphondylia marambaiensis Maia, sp. nov.	Asphondylia camarae Möhn, 1959
Male
Body	3.50‑3.65 mm	2.80 mm
Scape	120µ	120µ
Pedicel	60‑70µ	54µ
1^st flagellomere	250‑260µ	201µ
5^th flagellomere	200‑220µ	155µ
9^th flagellomere	200‑210µ	136µ
10^th flagellomere	190µ	127µ
11^th flagellomere	180‑190µ	126µ
12^th flagellomere	170µ	124µ
Palpus
1^st segment	22µ	32‑33µ
2^nd segment	50µ	72‑73µ
3^rd segment	110‑120µ	103µ
Female
Body	4.00‑4.50 mm	3.00 mm
Scape	130‑140µ	142µ
Pedicel	70‑80µ	62µ
1^st flagellomere	280‑310µ	278µ
5^th flagellomere	220‑250µ	210µ
9^th flagellomere	160‑180µ	144µ
10^th flagellomere	100‑130µ	100µ
11^th flagellomere	60‑70µ	69µ
12^th flagellomere	60‑70µ	42µ
Palpus
1^st segment	30µ	44µ
2^nd segment	50µ	90µ
3^rd segment	160µ	153µ

Length:	Asphondylia cordiae Möhn, 1959	Asphondylia varroniae Maia, sp. nov.
Male
Body	2.10 mm	2.70‑2.80 mm
Scape	100µ	100‑110µ
Pedicel	46‑48µ	50‑60µ
1^st flagellomere	195µ	160‑200µ
5^th flagellomere	158‑160µ	160‑190µ
9^th flagellomere	-	150µ
10^th flagellomere	-	140µ
11^th flagellomere	-	-
12^th flagellomere	-	-
Palpus
1^st segment	19‑20µ	20µ
2^nd segment	28‑30µ	40‑50µ
3^rd segment	72µ	60‑70µ
Female
Body	2.20‑2.30 mm	2.50‑2.70 mm
Scape	112‑114µ	100µ
Pedicel	48‑50µ	50µ
1^st flagellomere	198µ	210‑230µ
5^th flagellomere	130µ	140‑170µ
9^th flagellomere	86µ	90‑100µ
10^th flagellomere	63µ	70‑80µ
11^th flagellomere	50‑52µ	60µ
12^th flagellomere	32‑34µ	40µ
Palpus
1^st segment	19‑20µ	30µ
2^nd segment	48‑52µ	50µ
3^rd segment	70‑72µ	70µ
Larva
Body	1.70‑1.80 mm	1.90‑2.40 mm
Spatula	198µ	220‑240µ

Length:	Asphondylia tournefortiae Rübsaamen, 1915	Asphondylia xerezi Maia, sp. nov.
Male
Body	2.90‑3.00 mm	3.20 mm
Scape	118µ	60µ
Pedicel	72µ	50µ
1^st flagellomere	256µ	220µ
5^th flagellomere	216µ	170‑180µ
9^th flagellomere	218µ	-
10^th flagellomere	-	-
11^th flagellomere	-	-
12^th flagellomere	-	-
Palpus
1^st segment	28‑30µ	-
2^nd segment	46‑48µ	-
3^rd segment	100µ	-
Female
Body	-	3.20 mm
Scape	-	90µ
Pedicel	-	50µ
1^st flagellomere	-	240µ
5^th flagellomere	-	170‑180µ
9^th flagellomere	-	90µ
10^th flagellomere	-	70µ
11^th flagellomere	-	60µ
12^th flagellomere	-	40µ
Palpus
1^st segment	-	20µ
2^nd segment	-	50µ
3^rd segment	-	150µ
Larva
Body	-	2.20 mm
Spatula	212µ	240µ

Five new species of Asphondylia (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Asphondyliini) from Brazilian restinga (Atlantic Forest)