New record of Clinodiplosis capsici Gagné, 2000 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a sweet-pepper pest in Brazil

By

Cid Maia, Valéria
Garcia, Marcos V. B.
Berni, Rodrigo F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-4-11

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

221--223

Subjects

agricultural importance , Capsicum , gall , gall midge

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.2.221

 

Abstract

We report for the first time conical galls of Clinodiplosis capsici Gagné, 2000 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L., Solanaceae) in Brazil. This report has agricultural importance since this midge is one of the known sweet-pepper pests.