A New Species Of Neosilba (diptera, Lonchaeidae) From Brazil [uma Nova Espécie De Neosilba (diptera, Lonchaeidae) Do Brasil]

A new species of Neosilba McAlpine, 1962, N. pradoi sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This new species was found in the south of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina), in the southeast (State of São Paulo) and center west (State of Mato Grosso do Sul). It has been reared from fruits of guava (Psidium guajava, Myrtaceae), "araçá" (Psidium cattleyanum, Myrtaceae), "guabiroba" (Campomanesia xanthocarpa, Myrtaceae), Surinam cherry (Malpighia emarginata, Malpighiaceae), cherry (Prunus avium, Rosaceae), orange (Citrus sinensis, Rutaceae), "ingá" (Inga laurina, Fabaceae), "esporão-de-galo" (Celtis iguanae, Ulmaceae) and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis, Passifloraceae).993273275Araújo, E.L., Zucchi, R.A., Hospedeiros e níveis de infestação de Neosilba pendula (Bezzi) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) na região de Mossoró-Açu (2000) R. N. Arquivos Do Instituto Biológico, 69 (2), pp. 91-94Lourenção, A.L., Lorenzi, J.O., Ambrosano, G.M.B., Comportamento de clones de mandioca em relação à infestação por Neosilba perezi (Romero & Rupell) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) (1996) Scientia Agricola, 53, pp. 304-308McAlpine, J.F., Steyskal, G.C., A Revision of Neosilba McAlpine with a Key to World Genera of Lonchaeidae (Diptera) (1982) Canadian Entomologist, 114, pp. 105-137Strikis, P.C., Prado, A.P., A new species of genus Neosilba (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) (2005) Zootaxa, 828, pp. 1-5Strikis, P.C., Prado, A.P., Neosilba (Tephritoidea: Lonchaeidae) Species reared from coffee in Brazil, with description of a new species. In: International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance: From Basic to Applied Knowledge (2008) 7o, Salvador, 2006, Proceedings... Juazeiro. Moscamed, pp. 187-193Uchôa-Fernandes, M.A., Oliveira, I., Molina, R.M.S., Zucchi, R.A., Biodiversity of frugivorous flies (Diptera: Tephritoidea) captured in citrus groves, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (2003) Neotropical Entomology, 32 (2), pp. 239-24