Cladistic analysis of the genus Bruggmanniella Tavares (Diptera, Cecicomyiidae, Asphondyliini) with evolutionary inferences on the gall inducer-host plant association and description of a new Brazilian species

PLoS One. 2020 Feb 5;15(2):e0227853. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227853. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

In this study, we present a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Bruggmanniella Tavares based on morphological features. Cladistic analyses were conducted using 57 characters from 26 species. All species of Bruggmanniella except for B. byrsonimae were selected as ingroup and the genera Asphondylia Loew, Bruggmannia Tavares, Illiciomyia Tokuda, Parazalepidota Maia, Pseudasphondylia Monzen, Schizomyia Kieffer, and Lopesia Rübsaamen as outgroup. We used characters from larvae, pupae, adults, and galls. The results of this study supported Bruggmanniella as the sister group of Pseudasphondylia. Bruggmanniella actinodaphnes Tokuda and Yukawa and B. cinnamomi Tokuda and Yukawa have been moved to genus Pseudasphondylia (Pseudasphondylia actinodaphnes (Tokuda and Yukawa) comb. nov. and Pseudasphondylia cinnamomi (Tokuda and Yukawa) comb. nov.). The new genus Odontokeros gen. nov. has been erected for the single species Odontokeros brevipes (Lin, Yang & Tokuda) comb. nov. In addition, we described a new Brazilian species, Bruggmanniella miconia Garcia, Lamas and Urso-Guimarães sp. nov. Identification keys to the New World species of Bruggmanniella are presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Diptera / anatomy & histology
  • Diptera / classification*
  • Diptera / physiology*
  • Female
  • Geography
  • Host-Parasite Interactions*
  • Larva / anatomy & histology
  • Larva / physiology
  • Male
  • Phylogeny*
  • Plant Tumors / parasitology*
  • Pupa / anatomy & histology
  • Pupa / physiology
  • Species Specificity

Grants and funding

CAG was supported by grants from “Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo” (FAPESP – 2016/19010-4) (http://www.fapesp.br/) and “Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil” (CAPES – Finance Code 001) (https://www.capes.gov.br/). All authors thank FAPESP and CAPES for the financial support. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.