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- Title
New Species Diversity Revealed from Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Gall-Inducing Calophya spp. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) from Brazilian Peppertree.
- Authors
Diaz, Rodrigo; Dickey, Aaron M.; Shatters, Robert G.; Manrique, Veronica; Vitorino, Marcelo D.; Overholt, William A.
- Abstract
Four populations of Calophya spp. (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) collected in Brazil were characterized using molecular and morphological methods. Examination of adults revealed the presence of 2 morphotypes, which were identified as C. latiforceps and C. terebinthifolii. However, morphological examination of 5th instar nymphs detected differences within C. latiforceps, with a population from Ubu, Espírito Santo, being distinct from the other 2 populations. Molecular characterization of the mitochondrial CO1 gene supported the presence of a new species of Calophya.
- Subjects
INSECT diversity; GALL insects; INSECT development; BRAZILIAN pepper tree; HEMIPTERA; INSECT identification
- Publication
Florida Entomologist (Florida Entomological Society), 2015, Vol 98, Issue 2, p776
- ISSN
0015-4040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1653/024.098.0257