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New Agromyza Fallén (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Brazil and a key for the Neotropical species

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Author(s):
VIVIANE R. DE SOUSA [1] ; MÁRCIA S. COURI [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Entomologia. Museu Nacional - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Entomologia. Museu Nacional - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 88, n. 3, p. 2017-2028, 2016-10-10.
Abstract

ABSTRACT Agromyza Fallén (Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a genus of leaf mining flies, including species with high economic importance. The knowledge of this genus is very poor in the neotropics, with 12 known species, only six of them recorded from Brazil. This paper describes two new Agromyza species from "Cerrado" and "Pantanal" biomes and records three other species represented only by females that could not be identified to species level. We also present a taxonomic key to segregate the 14 Neotropical species. The specimens were collected in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states and are deposited at Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) and Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) collections. The adults were photographed and the male terminalia were dissected and illustrated. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/52314-0 - The SISBIOTA - Diptera Brazilian network: a long term survey of Diptera from unexplored central areas of Brazil
Grantee:Carlos José Einicker Lamas
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants