Ne. Woodley et Dh. Janzen, A NEW SPECIES OF MELANAGROMYZA (DIPTERA, AGROMYZIDAE) MINING LEAVES OF BROMELIA PINGUIN (BROMELIACEAE) IN A DRY FOREST IN COSTA-RICA, Journal of Natural History, 29(5), 1995, pp. 1329-1337
Melanagromyza resales, sp. nov., from Costa Pica is described and its
natural history is summarized. Larvae are miners in leaves of Bromelia
pinguin, a large terrestrial rosette plant. They form conspicuous lon
gitudinal mines that may be over Im long. Adult emergence is virtually
simultaneous for all individuals, probably triggered by temperature c
ues. Populations are low for many generations with brief periods of ab
undance.