Lasioptera sharma, a new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on Leea indica (Vitaceae) in India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9036.16.6.25465-25469Keywords:
Bandicoot Berry, Gall midge, Lasioptera, leaf galls, Mollem, Western GhatsAbstract
A new species of gall midge associated with the leaves of Leea indica (Burm.fil.) Merr. (Vitaceae) is described and illustrated. Two species of Lasioptera have been reported from the plant genus Leea so far and the present species is the third one, known to cause galls on the leaves of Leea indica. The type specimens are deposited in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune, India.
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