Description of a new species of cecidomyiid (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) predator of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on sugarcane

Description of a new species of cecidomyiid (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) predator of mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on sugarcane

Abstract Diadiplosis saccharum sp. nov. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is described based on male and female prey on nymphs of mealybug Saccharicoccus sacchari (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Saccharum spp. (Poaceae) in São Paulo State, Brazil. Herein, the genus is composed by 33 species. The k...

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Main Authors: Maria Virgínia Urso-Guimarães, Maiara Alexandre Cruz, Nilza Maria Martinelli, Ana Lúcia Gonzalez Benfatti Peronti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2020-09-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Ecological association
Neotropical region
Predaceous insect
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492020000100240&tlng=en

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