title: Description of a nomen nudum species of Liriomyza Mik and the first record of Liriomyza blechi Spencer from Brazil (Insecta: Diptera: Agromyzidae).
abstract: The nomen nudum Liriomyza flagellae is formerly described in this paper as Liriomyza valladaresae sp. nov., based on male and female specimens collected in the Brazilian Amazon and reared from leaves of Alternanthera tenella and Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae). Information on the puparium and the biology of this new species are provided. The species Liriomyza blechi, previously recorded from the U.S.A., Guadeloupe and Dominican Republic, is newly recorded from Brazil, reared from leaves of Blechum pyramidatum (Acanthaceae) and Spigelia anthelmia (Loganiaceae).
authors.affiliation: Coordenação de Zoologia, Laboratório de Entomologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Belém, PA, Brasil.; Email: fernandofilho@museu-goeldi.br.
authors.forename: Fernando Da Silva
authors.initials: Fda S
authors.lastname: Carvalho-Filho
authors.affiliation: Graduate student of Biology at Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.; Email: flavioalbuquerquebiologia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Flávio Roberto De Albuquerque
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, PA, Brasil.; Email: esposito@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D027703:Amaranthaceae / Q000469:parasitology; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000469:parasitology