A NEW SPECIES OF NEOLASIOPTERA FELT (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) ON CUPHEA-CARTHAGENENSIS (JACQ.) MACBRIDE (LYTHRACEAE) IN BRAZIL, WITH NOTES ON ITS BIOLOGY

Authors
GAGNE RJ FERRAZ FFF MONTEIRO RF
Citation
Rj. Gagne et al., A NEW SPECIES OF NEOLASIOPTERA FELT (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) ON CUPHEA-CARTHAGENENSIS (JACQ.) MACBRIDE (LYTHRACEAE) IN BRAZIL, WITH NOTES ON ITS BIOLOGY, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 100(3), 1998, pp. 521-525
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138797
Volume
100
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
521 - 525
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(1998)100:3<521:ANSONF>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Neolasioptera cupheae Gagne, n.sp., is described from Cuphea carthagen ensis in Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil. It forms a multilocular, sphe roid-cylindrical stem gall covered with a dense coat of glandular tric homes that exude a sticky resin. The gall occurs throughout the year, with the highest numbers in February and March, and the lowest in June . Four species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the families Eulophida e, Ceraphronidae, Eupelmidae, and Platygasteridae were obtained in low numbers from the galls.