RESUMO-A cajazeira (Spondias mombin L.) é uma Anacardiaceae que se destaca pela considerável importância social e econômica no Nordeste brasileiro. Vários autores mencionam insetos que atacam folhas, ramos e frutos de cajazeiras; no entanto, em relação às flores, as informações são limitadas. Cecidomyiidae é uma família bastante diversificada de Nematocera (Diptera
FIRST RECORD OF GALLS IN HOG PLUM (Spondias mombim L.) PANICLES CAUSED BY Clinodiplosis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) AND EVALUATION OF GENOTYPES IN THE STATE OF PIAUÍABSTRACT -Hog plum (Spondias mombim L.) is an Anacardiaceae of considerable social and economical importance in Brazilian northeast. Various authors mentioned insects that affect leaves, branches and the fruits, but information related to flower is limited. Cecidomyiidae is a very well diversified family of Nematocera (Diptera). Cecidomyinae has varied habits and a great variety of phytophagaus species. This study had as objective the identification of a galling Cecidomyiinae species, characterization of the attack symptoms and assesses the level of infestation of this species in panicles of different hog plum genotypes.
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