A new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on Ouratea cuspidata (A.St.-Hil.) Engl. (Ochnaceae), a plant endemic to Brazil

Gall-inducing insects from the Maricá Environmental Protection Area (RJ, Southeastern Brazil)

“…The first list of the gall-inducing insects and their host plants of MEPA was prepared by compiling data from the literature: Maia and Couri (1993); Couri and Maia (1992); Maia et al (1992Maia et al ( , 2002Maia et al ( , 2005; Maia (1993aMaia ( , 1993bMaia ( , 1993cMaia ( , 1993dMaia ( , 1994Maia ( , 1995aMaia ( , b, 1996aMaia ( , 1996bMaia ( , 2001bMaia ( , 2001cMaia ( , 2005Maia ( , 2006Maia ( , 2013Maia ( , 2021Maia ( , 2022aMaia ( , 2022bMaia ( , 2023; Monteiro et al (1994);Vanin et al (2000); Brown et al (2004); Sousa and Maia (2007); Oliveira and Maia (2008); Maia and Araújo (2009); Viceconte and Maia (2009); Rodrigues and Maia (2010); Maia and Nava (2011); Santos (2011, 2015); and Evenhuis (2022). It includes all insects and plants reported in these papers regardless of their taxonomic categories.…”

“…: -gall-inducer as Contarinia sp. -misidentification,Maia (2022b). Type localities: Grumari (Rio de Janeiro) and MEPA, RJ.…”