A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 433: 97–127 (2014) New Palaeomystella from Brazil 97 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.433.7379 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest Fernando A. Luz1, Gislene L. Gonçalves2, 3, Gilson R. P. Moreira4, Vitor O. Becker5 1 PPG Ecologia, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil 2 PPG Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970, Brazil 3 Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Antofagasta 1520, Arica, Chile 4 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil 5 Reserva Serra Bonita, P.O. Box 001, Camacan, BA 45880-970, Brazil Corresponding author: Gilson R. P. Moreira (
[email protected]) Academic editor: E. van Nieukerken | Received 26 February 2014 | Accepted 5 August 2014 | Published 13 August 2014 http://zoobank.org/24626157-A021-4B16-A4E3-EE106D10EBFF Citation: Luz FA, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Becker VO (2014) Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest. ZooKeys 433: 97–127. doi: 10.3897/ zookeys.433.7379 Abstract Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest are described. Larvae of P. fernandesi Moreira & Becker, sp. n., P.