title: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest.
abstract: Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest are described. Larvae of P. fernandesi Moreira & Becker, sp. n., P. rosaemariae Moreira & Becker, sp. n. and P. tavaresi Becker & Moreira, sp. n. induce galls, respectively, on Tibouchina sellowiana (Cham.) Cogn., T. asperior (Cham.) Cogn. and T. fissinervia (Schrank & Mart. ex DC.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae). Adults, immature stages and galls are illustrated, and data on life history and a preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences, including related species, are also provided.
authors.affiliation: PPG Ecologia, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.affiliation: PPG Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970, Brazil ; Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Antofagasta 1520, Arica, Chile.
authors.forename: Gislene L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilson R P
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Reserva Serra Bonita, P.O. Box 001, Camacan, BA 45880-970, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Becker
keywords: Melastomataceae; Mompha; Neotropical region; Tibouchina; melastome; momphid moths; momphines; plant galls