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Asphondylia gochnatiae, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Gochnatia polymorpha (Less.) Cabrera (Asteraceae)

Valéria Cid Maia, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Lázaro A. Oliveira, Márcia F. Xavier

Abstract

Asphondylia gochnatiae Maia, a new species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) that induces leaf galls on Gochnatia polymorpha (Less.) Cabrera (Asteraceae) is described and illustrated (larva, pupa, male, female and gall) based on material from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data on the gall biology is also provided.

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Key concepts: Cecidomyiidae, Gall, Biology, Midge, Asteraceae, Pupa, Botany, Larva