Two new species of Lopesia Rübsaamen (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil, with an identification key of species
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Lopesia, Burseraceae, Erythroxylaceae, galling insect, restinga, taxonomyAbstract
Lopesia erythroxyli Rodrigues & Maia and Lopesia maricaensis Rodrigues & Maia, two new species of Cecidomyiidae that induce conical galls on bud of Erythroxylum ovalifolium Peyr (Erythroxylaceae) and on marginal leaf roll of Protium brasiliense (Spr.) Engl. (Burseraceae), are described and ilustrated (larva, pupa, male, and female) based on material from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A key to the known species of Lopesia is given.Published
2010-03-01
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Rodrigues, A. R., & Maia, V. C. (2010). Two new species of Lopesia Rübsaamen (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil, with an identification key of species. Biota Neotropica, 10(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/604
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