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• Rev. Bras. Zool. 24 (2) • June 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752007000200024   copy

New genera and species of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Guarea macrophylla (Meliaceae)

Novos gêneros e espécies de mosquitos galhadores (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associados com Guarea macrophylla (Meliaceae)

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Three distinct leaf galls are recorded on Guarea macrophylla (Meliaceae). The galling species were identified as Neolasioptera sp., Guareamyia purpura gen. nov. and sp. nov.; Sphaeramyia flava gen. nov. and sp.nov. The new genera and species are described and illustrated based on material collected at restinga areas in Bertioga (São Paulo, Brazil).

Gall; restinga; taxonomy

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