New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera

Abstract Mycophagous midges of the subfamily Lestremiinae are widespread, yet their diversity in the Southern Hemisphere remains poorly understood. Six species in four genera were known to occur in South America: Anarete buscki Felt, 1915, Anaretella perfectaCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2...

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Main Authors: Antonio Marcelino do Carmo-Neto, Carlos José Einicker Lamas, Maria Virginia Urso-Guimarães
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Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2025-06-01
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author Antonio Marcelino do Carmo-Neto
Carlos José Einicker Lamas
Maria Virginia Urso-Guimarães
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description Abstract Mycophagous midges of the subfamily Lestremiinae are widespread, yet their diversity in the Southern Hemisphere remains poorly understood. Six species in four genera were known to occur in South America: Anarete buscki Felt, 1915, Anaretella perfectaCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2024, Insulestremia sinclairiJaschhof, 2004, Insulestremia amorimiCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2021, Insulestremia amentiCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2021, and Lestremia nigra Blanchard, 1852. This study consolidates recent findings on Lestremiinae in Brazil and neighboring countries, providing new faunistic records that summarizes the knowledge of their diversity. We present new records of seven species in four genera: Anarete Haliday, 1833 in Brazil, including the species A. buscki Felt, 1915 and A. johnsoni (Felt, 1908); ConaretePritchard, 1951 in Brazil and Paraguay, including C. elutaPritchard, 1951, C. texana Felt, 1912, and C. sicyoidea Li & Bu, 2002; Lestremia Macquart, 1826 in Brazil, represented by L. leucophaea Meigen, 1818; and Wasmanniella Kieffer, 1898 in Brazil and Peru. Notably, the Lestremiinae are now formally recorded for the first time in Paraguay and Peru, and Wasmanniella in the Neotropical Region. A key to the genera found in the Neotropical region is also presented.
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spelling doaj-art-b9d8e7f1738c43a2ada3f9e454859b642025-08-20T02:05:24ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia1807-02052025-06-016510.11606/1807-0205/2025.65.013New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical generaAntonio Marcelino do Carmo-Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-6052Carlos José Einicker Lamashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-590XMaria Virginia Urso-Guimarãeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3657-9379Abstract Mycophagous midges of the subfamily Lestremiinae are widespread, yet their diversity in the Southern Hemisphere remains poorly understood. Six species in four genera were known to occur in South America: Anarete buscki Felt, 1915, Anaretella perfectaCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2024, Insulestremia sinclairiJaschhof, 2004, Insulestremia amorimiCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2021, Insulestremia amentiCarmo-Neto, Lamas & Urso-Guimarães, 2021, and Lestremia nigra Blanchard, 1852. This study consolidates recent findings on Lestremiinae in Brazil and neighboring countries, providing new faunistic records that summarizes the knowledge of their diversity. We present new records of seven species in four genera: Anarete Haliday, 1833 in Brazil, including the species A. buscki Felt, 1915 and A. johnsoni (Felt, 1908); ConaretePritchard, 1951 in Brazil and Paraguay, including C. elutaPritchard, 1951, C. texana Felt, 1912, and C. sicyoidea Li & Bu, 2002; Lestremia Macquart, 1826 in Brazil, represented by L. leucophaea Meigen, 1818; and Wasmanniella Kieffer, 1898 in Brazil and Peru. Notably, the Lestremiinae are now formally recorded for the first time in Paraguay and Peru, and Wasmanniella in the Neotropical Region. A key to the genera found in the Neotropical region is also presented.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492025000100212&lng=en&tlng=enBibionomorphaBiodiversityNeotropical RegionTaxonomyMycophagous midges
spellingShingle Antonio Marcelino do Carmo-Neto
Carlos José Einicker Lamas
Maria Virginia Urso-Guimarães
New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Bibionomorpha
Biodiversity
Neotropical Region
Taxonomy
Mycophagous midges
title New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
title_full New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
title_fullStr New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
title_full_unstemmed New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
title_short New South American records of the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), with an identification key to the Neotropical genera
title_sort new south american records of the lestremiinae diptera cecidomyiidae with an identification key to the neotropical genera
topic Bibionomorpha
Biodiversity
Neotropical Region
Taxonomy
Mycophagous midges
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492025000100212&lng=en&tlng=en
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