New species of Rhinoleucophenga, a potential predator of pineapple mealybugs

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Mark Paul Culik¹  José Aires Ventura¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão RuralVitória ES ,Brazil

关键词: Diptera;    Drosophilidae;    biological control;    integrated pest management;    natural enemy;    predator;    Diptera;    Drosophilidae;    controle biológico;    manejo integrado de pragas;    inimigo natural;    predador;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-204X2009000400013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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