Asphondylia ingaiensis sp. nov., female. (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 3 rd flagellomere, (C) midleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D) Abdomen (4 th segment to end), lateral view.

Asphondylia ingaiensis sp. nov., female. (A) Head, ventral view, (B) 3 rd flagellomere, (C) midleg, tarsal claw and empodium, lateral view, (D) Abdomen (4 th segment to end), lateral view.

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Three new species of Asphondylia are described from Minas Gerais (Brazil): Asphondylia ingaiensis, A. rufae and A. zeyheriae. They induce galls on Moquiniastrum barrosoae (Asteraceae), Bauhinia rufa (Fabaceae), and Zeyheria montana (Bignoniaceae), respectively, all native to Brazil, being the last endemic. Illustrations of relevant morphological ch...

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... Body length: 3.80-4.60 mm (N = 4). Head ( Fig. 5A): about the same as male, antennae: scape 0.15 mm long (N = 1), pedicel 0.06 mm long (N = 1), 1 st -8 th flagellomeres cylindrical, all 0.05 mm wide, circumfila comprising two longitudinal bands connected sub basally and apically by two transverse bands (Fig. 5B), 1 st flagellomere 0.28 mm long (N = 1), 2 nd flagellomere 0.26 mm long ...
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... Body length: 3.80-4.60 mm (N = 4). Head ( Fig. 5A): about the same as male, antennae: scape 0.15 mm long (N = 1), pedicel 0.06 mm long (N = 1), 1 st -8 th flagellomeres cylindrical, all 0.05 mm wide, circumfila comprising two longitudinal bands connected sub basally and apically by two transverse bands (Fig. 5B), 1 st flagellomere 0.28 mm long (N = 1), 2 nd flagellomere 0.26 mm long (N = 1), 3 rd flagellomere 0.25 mm long (N = 1), 4 th flagellomere 0.23 mm long (N = 1), 5 th flagellomere 0.24 mm long (N = 1), 6 th flagellomere 0.22 mm long (N = 1), 7 th -8 th flagellomeres 0.21 mm long (N = 1), 9 th -12 th flagellomeres missing; mouthparts: ...
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... 2), palpus 0.22-0.24 mm long (N = 2): 1 st segment globose 0.03 mm long and 0.03 mm wide (N = 2), 2 nd segment cylindrical 0.07 mm long, 0.02 mm wide at midlength (N = 2), 3 rd segment claviform 0.12-0.14 mm long and 0.03 mm wide at midlength (N = 2). Thorax: wing length: 3.00-4.80 mm (N = 7); tarsal claws more sclerotized and robust than in male (Fig. 5C). Abdomen (Fig. 5D): trichoid sensil- lae not visible, 1 st -7 th tergites as in male, 8 th tergite with posterior margin with lobes 0.28-0.30 mm long (N = 3), 2 nd -6 th sternites as in male, 7 th sternite with anterior margin and posterior margins more sclerotized mesally, 0.65-0.70 mm long, 1.54-1.75 X length sternite 6 (N = 4), ...
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... mm long (N = 2): 1 st segment globose 0.03 mm long and 0.03 mm wide (N = 2), 2 nd segment cylindrical 0.07 mm long, 0.02 mm wide at midlength (N = 2), 3 rd segment claviform 0.12-0.14 mm long and 0.03 mm wide at midlength (N = 2). Thorax: wing length: 3.00-4.80 mm (N = 7); tarsal claws more sclerotized and robust than in male (Fig. 5C). Abdomen (Fig. 5D): trichoid sensil- lae not visible, 1 st -7 th tergites as in male, 8 th tergite with posterior margin with lobes 0.28-0.30 mm long (N = 3), 2 nd -6 th sternites as in male, 7 th sternite with anterior margin and posterior margins more sclerotized mesally, 0.65-0.70 mm long, 1.54-1.75 X length sternite 6 (N = 4), setose (except ...

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