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,
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Description.
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Coloration. Yellowish to orange; head and thorax with dark brown dots; head lighter than thorax. Antenna pale brown, scape and pedicel brown, apices of segments 48 and entire segments 910 dark brown. Mesopraescutum with brown patches at fore margin; mesoscutum with four broad pale brown longitudinal stripes, margined by dark brown dots, and one or two median rows of dark brown dots. Forewing (
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and Cu
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFBF7FA45784FFA6A" attach="left" box="[1130,1146,1465,1479]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">1b</subScript>
dark brown. Femora with brown patches; apical tarsal segments brown. Abdominal sternites dark brown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF0AF1FFF5AFA137F0CF94C" blockId="104.[151,1437,1158,2013]" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">
Structure. Forewing (
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF0AF1FFE2BFA137E2FF9A4" box="[438,538,1519,1545]" captionStart="FIGURE 19" captionStartId="135.[152,255,1700,1724]" captionTargetBox="[151,1432,186,1671]" captionTargetId="figure-19@135.[151,1435,181,1676]" captionTargetPageId="135" captionText="FIGURE 19. Melanastera spp., forewing. A, M. burchellii sp. nov.; B, M. barretoi sp. nov.; C, M. sericeae sp. nov.; D, M. tristis sp. nov.; E, M. discoloris sp. nov.; F, M. truncata sp. nov.; G, M. atlantica sp. nov.; H, M. stanopekari sp. nov.; I, M. sellowianae sp. nov.; J, M. simillima sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." pageId="104" pageNumber="105">Fig. 19H</figureCitation>
) oval, widest in the middle, broadly rounded apically; wing apex situated in cell r
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFF3CF9D97C9CF99E" attach="right" box="[161,169,1573,1587]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">2</subScript>
, near apex of M
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFEF5F9D97DB7F99E" attach="left" box="[360,386,1573,1587]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">1+2</subScript>
; C+Sc weakly curved in distal third; pterostigma slightly narrower than cell r
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFB60F9D97930F99E" attach="left" box="[1277,1285,1573,1587]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">1</subScript>
, widening to apical third; Rs relatively straight in basal two thirds, weakly curved to fore margin apically; M longer than M
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFA1EF9B579A9F9FA" attach="left" box="[1411,1436,1609,1623]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">1+2</subScript>
and M
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFF7DF9917CCFF9D6" attach="left" box="[224,250,1645,1659]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">3+4</subScript>
; Cu
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF0AF1FFEB4F9917D0DF9D6" attach="left" box="[297,312,1645,1659]" fontSize="6" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">1a</subScript>
irregularly convex, ending at M fork; surface spinules present in all cells, forming hexagons mostly of a double row of spinules, spinules leaving narrow spinule-free stripes along the veins, spinules absent from basal part of cell c+sc. Hindwing with (34) + (23) grouped costal setae. Metatibia bearing 910 grouped apical spurs, arranged as (45) + (56), anteriorly separated by 3 bristles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF0AF1EFF5AF9177D62FE24" blockId="104.[151,1437,1158,2013]" lastBlockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" lastPageId="105" lastPageNumber="106" pageId="104" pageNumber="105">
Terminalia (
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF0AF1FFEC9F9177DD5F8A8" box="[340,480,1771,1797]" captionStart="FIGURE 34" captionStartId="150.[152,255,1751,1775]" captionTargetBox="[185,1401,185,1724]" captionTargetId="figure-39@150.[183,1403,181,1727]" captionTargetPageId="150" captionText="FIGURE 34. Melanastera stanopekari sp. nov. A, ♂ terminalia, lateral view; B, paramere, inner face, lateral view; C, paramere, dorsal view; D, distal segment of aedeagus, lateral view; E, distal segment of aedeagus, dorsal view; F, ♀ terminalia, lateral view.—M. sellowianae sp. nov. G, ♂ terminalia, lateral view; H, paramere, inner face, lateral view; I, distal segment of aedeagus, lateral view; J, distal segment of aedeagus, dorsal view; K, paramere, dorsal view; L, ♀ terminalia, lateral view.—M. simillima sp. nov. M, ♂ terminalia, lateral view; N, paramere, inner face, lateral view; O, distal segment of aedeagus, lateral view; P, distal segment of aedeagus, dorsal view; Q, paramere, dorsal view; R, ♀ terminalia, lateral view.—M. trianae sp. nov. S, ♂ terminalia, lateral view; T, paramere, inner face, lateral view; U, distal segment of aedeagus, lateral view; V, distal segment of aedeagus, dorsal view; W, paramere, dorsal view; X, ♀ terminalia, lateral view." pageId="104" pageNumber="105">Fig. 34AF</figureCitation>
). Male. Proctiger produced posteriorly; densely covered with long setae in apical two thirds. Subgenital plate subglobular; dorsal margin curved; posterior margin weakly convex; with long setae. Paramere, in lateral view, irregularly lanceolate, incised in basal quarter at posterior margin; apex subacute, in dorsal view, apex directed upwards and slightly inwards, lacking distinct sclerotised tooth; outer face with dense, moderately long setae in apical half and long setae posteriorly; inner face with long setae subbasally and posteriorly, dense moderately long setae medially and short setae apically. Proximal segment of aedeagus with apical part strongly subdivided. Distal segment of aedeagus weakly curved in basal half, with dorsal margin weakly sinuate; ventral process situated slightly distal of the middle of segment, in lateral view, ventral process tubular with lateral lobes, in dorsal view, ventral process much broader than apical dilation, bearing a subtriangular lobe on either side, apex rounded, lying in the same plane as lateral lobes; apical dilation long and narrow, subparallel-sided, with rounded apex; sclerotised end tube short and nearly straight.—Female terminalia cuneate; densely covered with setae. Dorsal margin of proctiger, in lateral view, sinuate, apex pointed, slightly upturned; in dorsal view, apex blunt; circumanal ring, in dorsal view, distinctly cruciform. Subgenital plate, in lateral view, pointed apically; in ventral view, apex blunt.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFE6E7E72FE00" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" box="[199,583,402,429]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFE6E7DFFFE00" bold="true" box="[199,458,402,429]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Fifth instar immature.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C325651DFFF1AF1EFF5AFE4B7F01FE7C" box="[199,820,439,465]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFE4B7F01FE7C" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" box="[199,820,439,465]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFE4B7D7EFE7C" bold="true" box="[199,331,439,465]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Host plant.</emphasis>
Unidentified
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFE7AFE4B7EB1FE7C" box="[487,644,439,465]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myristicaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Magnoliales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Myristicaceae</taxonomicName>
(cf.
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFD25FE4B7F13FE7C" box="[696,806,439,465]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myristicaceae" genus="Virola" kingdom="Plantae" order="Magnoliales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFD25FE4B7EC9FE7C" box="[696,764,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Virola</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C325651DFFF1AF1EFF5AFE2678C7FD90" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFE267DC7FE58" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" box="[199,498,474,501]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFE267D54FE59" bold="true" box="[199,353,474,500]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F3287606FFF1AF1EFEFAFE277D9EFE58" box="[359,427,475,501]" name="Brazil" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(RR).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFE0278C7FD90" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFE027D8BFDB4" bold="true" box="[199,446,510,537]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Derivation of name.</emphasis>
Dedicated to Professor Stano Pekár, group leader at the Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, for his support and help during the project.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C325651DFFF1AF1EFF5AFDBA7D5AFC2C" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFDBA7F38FD60" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFDBA7D7AFDCD" bold="true" box="[199,335,582,608]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Comments.</emphasis>
Adults and immatures were collected on cf.
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFCA8FDBB7FAAFDCC" box="[821,927,583,609]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myristicaceae" genus="Virola" kingdom="Plantae" order="Magnoliales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFCA8FDBB7F4CFDCC" box="[821,889,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Virola</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
The samples DB-DLQ#161(16) with adult
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFAE3FDBB7D2EFD28" authorityName="Serbina &amp; Malenovský &amp; Queiroz &amp; Burckhardt" authorityYear="2025" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="stanopekari" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFAE3FDBB7D2EFD28" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">M. stanopekari</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFEBEFD977D48FD28" bold="true" box="[291,381,619,645]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27857FFFFF1AF1EFEBEFD977D48FD28" box="[291,381,619,645]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from?
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFE53FD977E27FD28" box="[462,530,619,645]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myristicaceae" genus="Virola" kingdom="Plantae" order="Magnoliales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFE53FD977E27FD28" box="[462,530,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Virola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and #161(1) with adult
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFCBFFD977FAEFD28" authorityName="Serbina &amp; Malenovský &amp; Queiroz &amp; Burckhardt" authorityYear="2025" box="[802,923,619,645]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="michali" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFCBFFD977FAEFD28" box="[802,923,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">M. michali</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFC3EFD977FC9FD28" bold="true" box="[931,1020,619,645]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27857FFFFF1AF1EFC3EFD977FC9FD28" box="[931,1020,619,645]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFBDCFD9778ABFD29" box="[1089,1182,619,644]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Miconia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFBDCFD9778ABFD29" box="[1089,1182,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Miconia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, both with immatures, were inadvertedly mixed in the lab (D. Burckhardt, pers. comm.). As the immatures are mostly young instars, they cannot be attributed at present to any of the two species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFD2B7CC5FCB8" blockId="105.[151,1437,151,789]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFF5AFD2B7DD4FD5C" authorityName="Serbina &amp; Malenovský &amp; Queiroz &amp; Burckhardt" authorityYear="2025" box="[199,481,727,753]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="stanopekari" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFD2B7DD4FD5C" box="[199,481,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Melanastera stanopekari</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFE77FD2B7E70FD5C" bold="true" box="[490,581,727,753]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27857FFFFF1AF1EFE77FD2B7E70FD5C" box="[490,581,727,753]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFD5BFD2B7F6EFD5C" authorityName="Serbina &amp; Malenovský &amp; Queiroz &amp; Burckhardt" authorityYear="2025" box="[710,859,727,753]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="discoloris" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFD5BFD2B7F6EFD5C" box="[710,859,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">M. discoloris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFCF9FD2B7F8AFD5C" bold="true" box="[868,959,727,753]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27857FFFFF1AF1EFCF9FD2B7F8AFD5C" box="[868,959,727,753]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
For details see comments under the latter species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF0AFC9B7D5AFC2C" blockId="105.[151,367,870,897]" box="[151,367,870,897]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF0AFC9B7D5AFC2C" bold="true" box="[151,367,870,897]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
The
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFF52FC9A7D2FFC2C" baseAuthorityName="Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanco" baseAuthorityYear="2006" box="[207,282,870,897]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="smithi">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF52FC9A7D2FFC2C" bold="true" box="[207,282,870,897]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">smithi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C325651DFFF1AF1EFF0AFC527E64FB68" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF0AFC5278FCFB0C" blockId="105.[151,1436,942,1293]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF0AFC527D4CFC64" bold="true" box="[151,377,942,969]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
Description.
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFEAFFC527D47FC64" bold="true" box="[306,370,942,969]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Adult</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Head, in lateral view, inclined at ≥ 45° from longitudinal axis of body (
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF1AF1EFB20FC53790BFC64" box="[1213,1342,943,969]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="123.[151,250,1486,1510]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1462]" captionTargetId="figure-19@123.[151,1436,181,1462]" captionTargetPageId="123" captionText="FIGURE 7. Habitus of adult Paurocephalini. A, Klyveria crassiflagellata (Burckhardt); B, Melanastera moquiniastri sp. nov.; C, M. olgae sp. nov.; D, M. xylopiae sp. nov.; E, M. virolae sp. nov.; F, M. melanocephala sp. nov.; G, M. sellowianae sp. nov.; H, M. smithi (Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanço). Scale bar: 0.5 mm." pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Fig. 7G, H</figureCitation>
). Vertex (
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF1AF1EFF02FC2F7D2EFC40" box="[159,283,979,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 13" captionStartId="129.[152,255,1788,1812]" captionTargetBox="[156,1430,185,1760]" captionTargetId="figure-19@129.[151,1435,181,1765]" captionTargetPageId="129" captionText="FIGURE 13. Melanastera spp., head, dorsal view. A, M. atlantica sp. nov.; B, M. stanopekari sp. nov; C, M. sellowianae sp. nov.; D, M. simillima sp. nov.; E, M. trianae sp. nov.; F, M. cinerascentis sp. nov.; G, M. minutiflorae sp. nov.; H, M. cannabinae sp. nov.; I, M. prasinae sp. nov.; J, M. smithi (Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanço); K, M. granulosi sp. nov.; L, M. sebiferae sp. nov." pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Fig. 13CJ</figureCitation>
) trapezoidal, covered with distinct imbricate microsculpture and microscopical setae. Thorax weakly to strongly arched, covered with microscopical setae; metapostnotum with distinct longitudinal keel. Forewing (
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF1AF1EFAF7FC0B7CEFFB98" captionStart="FIGURE 19" captionStartId="135.[152,255,1700,1724]" captionTargetBox="[151,1432,186,1671]" captionTargetId="figure-19@135.[151,1435,181,1676]" captionTargetPageId="135" captionText="FIGURE 19. Melanastera spp., forewing. A, M. burchellii sp. nov.; B, M. barretoi sp. nov.; C, M. sericeae sp. nov.; D, M. tristis sp. nov.; E, M. discoloris sp. nov.; F, M. truncata sp. nov.; G, M. atlantica sp. nov.; H, M. stanopekari sp. nov.; I, M. sellowianae sp. nov.; J, M. simillima sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Figs 19I, J</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13042A13FFF1AF1EFF75FBE77D0DFB98" box="[232,312,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 20" captionStartId="136.[152,255,1705,1729]" captionTargetBox="[152,1432,186,1676]" captionTargetId="figure-39@136.[151,1435,181,1681]" captionTargetPageId="136" captionText="FIGURE 20. Melanastera spp., forewing. A, M. trianae sp. nov.; B, M. cinerascentis sp. nov.; C, M. minutiflorae sp. nov.; D, M. cannabinae sp. nov.; E, M. prasinae sp. nov.; F, M. smithi (Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanço); G, M. granulosi sp. nov.; H, M. sebiferae sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." pageId="105" pageNumber="106">20AF</figureCitation>
) uniformly coloured, with small brown dots; pterostigma expanding towards the middle or apical third, longer than 4.0 times as wide; vein R
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF1AF1EFD0CFBAD7EACFBF2" attach="left" box="[657,665,1105,1119]" fontSize="6" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">1</subScript>
weakly convex or straight medially; M longer than M
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF1AF1EFA8CFBAD791EFBF2" attach="left" box="[1297,1323,1105,1119]" fontSize="6" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">1+2</subScript>
and M
<subScript id="17BB34D3FFF1AF1EFAE1FBAD79A3FBF2" attach="left" box="[1404,1430,1105,1119]" fontSize="6" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">3+4</subScript>
. Paramere, in lateral view, irregularly acuminate or lanceolate. Ventral process of the distal aedeagal segment, in lateral view, curved and with long apico-median lobe; in dorsal view, wider than apical dilation.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFB577E64FB68" blockId="105.[151,1436,942,1293]" box="[199,593,1195,1221]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFB577D74FB68" bold="true" box="[199,321,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Immature.</emphasis>
Antenna 10-segmented.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C325651DFFF1AF1EFF5AFB327FE0FAA0" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B803696FFF1AF1EFF5AFB327FE0FAA0" blockId="105.[151,1436,942,1293]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFF5AFB327D7AFB45" bold="true" box="[199,335,1230,1256]" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Comments.</emphasis>
The group comprises eight species from
<collectingCountry id="F3287606FFF1AF1EFC85FB337F6AFB44" box="[792,863,1231,1257]" name="Brazil" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, including
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFC47FB337D2FFAA0" authority="(Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanco)" baseAuthorityName="Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanco" baseAuthorityYear="2006" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Melanastera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="smithi">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFC47FB337887FB44" box="[986,1202,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Melanastera smithi</emphasis>
(Burckhardt, Morais &amp; Picanço)
</taxonomicName>
. All species develop on
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFDB5FB0F7EDFFAA0" box="[552,746,1267,1293]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Melastomataceae</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFD67FB0F7F62FAA1" box="[762,855,1267,1292]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Miconia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94BEA84FFF1AF1EFD67FB0F7F62FAA1" box="[762,855,1267,1292]" italics="true" pageId="105" pageNumber="106">Miconia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D15FFF1AF1EFCFBFB0F7FF0FAA0" box="[870,965,1267,1293]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Melastomataceae" genus="Pleroma" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="105" pageNumber="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
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</taxonomicName>
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