Redescription of Japanagromyza inferna Spencer, first recorded from Brazil, and a key to the Neotropical species of Japanagromyza Sasakawa (Diptera, Agromyzidae)

Japanagromyza inferna Spencer is recorded for the first time from Brazil, in the North coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, inducing galls in Centrosema virginianum L. (Fabaceae). The species is redescribed, with illustrations of male and female terminalia. A key to the identification of the Neotro...

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Published in:	ZooKeys Vol. 374; no. 374; pp. 45 - 55
Main Authors:	de Sousa, Viviane Rodrigues, Couri, Márcia Souto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 01-01-2014
Subjects:	Galls Isoflavones Japanagromyza Species Zoology Brazil new records gall-inducing taxonomy Morphology insect-plant interactions
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Summary:	Japanagromyza inferna Spencer is recorded for the first time from Brazil, in the North coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro, inducing galls in Centrosema virginianum L. (Fabaceae). The species is redescribed, with illustrations of male and female terminalia. A key to the identification of the Neotropical species of Japanagromyza Sasakawa is presented.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic editor: T. Dikow
ISSN:	1313-2989 1313-2970
DOI:	10.3897/zookeys.374.6188