Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Maia, Valéria Cid (2019): Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge associated with Leandra ionopogon (Mart.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae), a native plant to Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 63 (3): 234-237, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbe.2019.04.002, URL: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2019.04.002 A B S T R A C T Article history: Lopesia leandrae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new galling species associated with Leandra ionopogon (Melastomataceae), a native plant species to Brazil, is described based on larva, pupal exuvia, male and female.

L. leandrae galls were collected in an area of Atlantic Forest in Bertioga, state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. The new species was compared to the other species of Lopesia. Received 18 February 2019 Accepted 12 April 2019 Available online 7 May 2019 Associate Editor: Andrzej Grzywacz © 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia.