Two new species of Ficiomyia Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) associated with species of Ficus L. (Moraceae) in Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT Two new species of cecidomyiids of the genus Ficiomyia Felt, 1922 were obtained from syconium galls in species of Ficus L. for the first time in Brazil. The new species are Ficiomyia brasiliensis sp.nov. Urso-Guimarães and Ficiomyia caatinga sp. n. Urso-Guimarães and are associated respectively with Ficus citrifolia Mill. in the State of São Paulo and Ficus caatingae R.M.Castro found in the State of Bahia. This is the first register of Ficiomyia for Brazil.

Keywords

• Geographic distribution
• Insect-plant interaction
• Taxonomy
• Neotropical region