The leaf-miner Nemorimyza Frey, 1946 in the Neotropical region: key to species and first record of Nemorimyza posticata (Meigen, 1830) from Brazil (Diptera, Agromyzidae)

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Vol. 65; no. 3; p. 1
• Main Authors: de Sousa, Viviane Rodrigues, Couri, Márcia Souto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sao Paulo Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia 01-01-2021; Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
• Subjects: Agromyzidae; Diptera; Geographical distribution; Identification keys; Leaf-mining; Leaves; Morphology; Nemorimyza; Nemorimyza posticata; New records; Northeastern Brazil; Species; Taxonomy; Brazil
• ISSN: 0085-5626; 1806-9665
• DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2021-0017

Nemorimyza Frey, 1946 (Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a genus of leaf-miner flies, with only five known species, some potentially polyphagous. Nemorimyza posticata (Meigen, 1830) is recorded from Brazil here for the first time. We provide a diagnosis of this species, including images of the male terminalia. We also provide a key for the five Neotropical species of the genus Nemorimyza, with host and distribution information for each species.