A New Lestodiplosine (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Preying on the Avocado Lace Bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heteroptera: Tingidae) in Southern Florida

Authors

• Raymond J. Gagne, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture and Smithsonian InstitutionFollow
• Jorge E. Pena, University of Florida
• Flor E. Acevedo

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

3-2008

Citation

Florida Entomologist (March 2008) 91(1)

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

A species new to science, Tingidoletes praelonga Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), was recently discovered preying on the avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), in Florida, USA. A new genus is described to receive the new species.