A new species of Neostenoptera (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae) from eastern North America.

Authors

  • John D. Plakidas
  • Michael L. Ferro

Abstract

A new species of paedogenetic gall midge, Neostenoptera appalachiensis sp. nov., (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Winnertziinae: Heteropezini) from the eastern United States is described and illustrated, and pertinent collection and biological data are also provided. It is compared to its congeners, N. kiefferi (Meunier), a subfossil described from African copal, and N. congoensis Gagné, from the Congo. This rare, exciting discovery is the first record of the genus Neostenoptera in the New World.

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Published

2016-10-21