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Issue: Vol. 2279 No. 1: 2 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2279.1.2
Page range: 51–59
Abstract views: 274
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New species of Neotropical Melanagromyza Hendel (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Asteraceae flower heads

Laboratório de Interações Insetos-Plantas, Depto. Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, C. postal 6109, CEP 13083-970 Graduate Program in Ecology, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, C. Postal 6109, CEP 13083-970
Laboratório de Interações Insetos-Plantas, Depto. Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, C. postal 6109, CEP 13083-970
Diptera Agromyzidae seed-eaters Brazilian Cerrado taxonomy insect-plant interactions

Abstract

Agromyzids are well documented on plants of economic importance, especially those species whose larvae leave external marks on the plant, such as mines. They are far less known for non-commercial plants, particularly in tropical countries. In North American compilations of agromyzids, most of the species associated with Asteraceae flower heads belong in the genus Melanagromyza Hendel. Here we record five new seed-eating Melanagromyza species from the Brazilian Cerrado in the state of São Paulo: M. falciformis sp. nov., M. lanciformis sp. nov., M. longomembranacea sp. nov., M. multivora sp. nov. and M. vernonieaevora sp. nov.

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