Insect galls from Amazon rainforest areas in Rondônia (Brazil)

This study aimed at survey insect galls of an Amazon rainforest area in Rondônia, Brazil. We found 152 gall morphotypes in 103 plant species. Fabaceae were the host with the greatest gall richness. Leaves were the most galled organ. Globose and glabrous galls were the most frequent. Cecidomyiidae we...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-01, Vol.95 (4), p.e20190869-e20190869
Main Authors: PROENÇA, BARBARA, MAIA, VALÉRIA CID
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amazon rainforest
Cecidomyiidae
gall richness
galling insects
insect-plant interaction
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Summary:This study aimed at survey insect galls of an Amazon rainforest area in Rondônia, Brazil. We found 152 gall morphotypes in 103 plant species. Fabaceae were the host with the greatest gall richness. Leaves were the most galled organ. Globose and glabrous galls were the most frequent. Cecidomyiidae were responsible for most of the galls. This is the first record of 110 galls morphotypes and 23 host plants species in this biome. Ten gallers are endemic in Brazil. Five genera of Cecidomyiidae were first recorded in Rondônia as well as Schismatodiplosis lantanae Rübsaamen, 1908.
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765202320190869