title: Description of the female, pupa and gall of Pisphondylia brasiliensis Couri and Maia, 1992 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Schizomyiina) with new records.
abstract: The gall of Pisphondylia brasiliensis on Guapira opposita, its female and pupa are described and illustrated. The geographic distribution of this species is now widened to Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). For the first time, a female of the genus is described.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. maiavcid@acd.ufrj.br
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: G L G
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: R M S
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Isaias
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D039281:Nyctaginaceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D010941:Plant Tumors; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification