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Articles • Rev. Bras. entomol. 67 (3) • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0024   copy

A new species of Asphondylia Loew, 1850 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Hancornia speciosa (Apocynaceae), a native plant to Brazil

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ABSTRACT

Asphondylia hancorniae, sp. n. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) is described and illustrated. This species was collected in Atlantic Forest and Caatinga domains in Bahia State (Northeastern Brazil). It induces galls on fruits of Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae), a plant native to Brazil. Asphondylia hancorniae is compared to other congeneric species which induce galls on Apocynaceae.

Keywords:
Gall midge; Mangabeira; Atlantic Forest; Caatinga

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