New species of Rhinoleucophenga, a potential predator of pineapple mealybugs
The objective of this work was to describe a new species of Rhinoleucophenga (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Rhinoleucophenga capixabensis sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected from pineapple (Ananas comosus var. comosus) infested with Dysmicoccus brevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Distinguishing characters of R. capixabensis sp. nov. include hyaline wings, a strong seta on the second antennal segment, body length of about 2-3 mm, uniformly dark brown scutellum, one pair of strong prescutellar setae, ventral epandrial lobes with about 17-18 teeth, and female cerci with approximately 20 long setae.
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Main Authors: | Culik,Mark Paul, Ventura,José Aires |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
2009
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2009000400013 |
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