Asphondyliini Gagné, 1994

Ospina-Peñuela, Esau Adenawer, Lamas, Carlos José Einicker, Serna, Francisco & Urso-Guimarães, Maria Virginia, 2020, A new species of Brethesiamyia Maia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Colombia with description of immature forms, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 60, pp. 1-7 : 2

Asphondyliini Gagné, 1994

Genus Brethesiamyia Maia

Brethesia Maia in Maia et al., 2009: 38, preocc. Schrottky,

1909. Type species, Brethesia myrciae Maia (orig. des.). Brethesiamyia Maia, 2010: 146 , new replacement name

for Brethesia Maia, 2009 .

Diagnosis: Female flagellomeres 9‑12 progressively shortened; female circumfila reticulate; palpus one‑segmented; first tarsomeres without pointed ventroapical extension; empodia much shorter than claws; claws similar on all legs; tooth of gonostylus denticulate; parameres [= mesobasal lobes sensu Gagné, 2018] present; aedeagus bulbous; female abdominal tergite 8 without cercilike lobes; female abdominal segment 9 short, pliable, with long setae; pupal antennal horns short (Maia et al., 2009).

Addition to the diagnosis: Pupal cephalic setae absent.

Description of 3 rd instar larva: Spatula with two triangular and tapered apical teeth; long shaft strongly sclerotized and posterior region enlarged; one lateral papilla setose on each side of spatula; terminal segment without papillae; ventral anus rounded ( Figs. 3C, 3D ).

Brethesiamyia colombiana Ospina &

Figures

Figure 3. Brethesiamyia colombiana Ospina & Urso-Guimarães,sp.nov. (A) Pupal head and 1st thoracic segment, frontal view; (B) Pupal terminal segments,dorsal view;(C) Larval prothoracic spatula and the associated papillae,ventral view;(D) Larval terminal segments,dorsal view.