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Article: A new species of Cecidomyia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on resin of baldcypress.(Report)
- Article from:
- Florida Entomologist
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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ABSTRACT
Cecidomyia lamellata Gagne, new species, is described from adults of both sexes, pupae, and larvae taken from resin in branchlet swellings of baldcypress, Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. (Taxodiaceae), in Fort Pierce, Florida. Some anatomical characters of the new species depart from the previously known limits of the genus. Baldcypress is the first known non-Pinaceae host of Cecidomyia.
Key Words: gall midges, Taxodium distichum, Taxodiaceae, Florida, stem galls
RESUMEN
Se describe una nueva especie, Cecidomyia lamellata Gagne, de adultos de ambos sexos, pupas y larvas recolectados de la resina en ramas engrosadas de ciprEs, ...