First Report ofNeosilba pradoiandDasiops frieseni(Diptera: Lonchaeidae) in Cultivated and Wild Hosts in Uruguay

Lance Flies (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) Associated with Acca Sellowiana (Myrtaceae) in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

“…Although studies recently have increased our knowledge on Lonchaeidae with new distribution and host records for Santa Catarina State (Garcia & Norrbom 2011;Strikis 2011), this is the first time that Neosilba species are reported damaging fruits of feijoa in Santa Catarina State. Considering that species of Neosilba can be primary invaders of commercial plant species, and that N. pradoi has been recorded in the region of natural occurrence of feijoa (Gattelli et al 2008;Nunes et al 2012;Calvo et al 2017), our results suggest that this species has the potential to become an economically important pest in feijoa orchards.…”

“…Garcia & Norrbom (2011) reported similar results, where they sampled the fruits of 46 plant species belonging to 25 families from 6 municipalities of Santa Catarina; the next most abundant species they collected was N. zadolicha. In a recent survey conducted by Calvo et al (2017), N. pradoi was collected from 18 cultivated and wild plant species in Uruguay. Neosilba bella, N. bifida, N. delvechioi, and N.…”