Insect galls of Restinga de Marambaia (Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ)

Thirty-one morphotypes of insect galls and two flower damages were found on 16 families, 22 genera and 24 plant species in Restinga de Marambaia (Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ). Fabaceae and Myrtaceae were the plant families with the greatest richness of insect galls (4 and 6 morphotypes, r...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of biology 2016-07, Vol.76 (3), p.787-795
Main Authors: Maia, V C, Silva, L O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
BIOLOGY
Brazil
Cecidomyiidae
Diptera
Diptera - classification
Diptera - physiology
Fabaceae - parasitology
Hemiptera - classification
Hemiptera - physiology
Host-Parasite Interactions - physiology
insect-plant interaction
Insecta - classification
Insecta - physiology
inventory
Lepidoptera - classification
Lepidoptera - physiology
Myrtaceae - parasitology
Plant Leaves - parasitology
Plant Stems - parasitology
Plant Tumors - classification
Plant Tumors - parasitology
Plants - parasitology
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Summary:Thirty-one morphotypes of insect galls and two flower damages were found on 16 families, 22 genera and 24 plant species in Restinga de Marambaia (Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ). Fabaceae and Myrtaceae were the plant families with the greatest richness of insect galls (4 and 6 morphotypes, respectively), and the greatest number of galled plants (four and three species, respectively). Galls were mostly found on leaves and stems (77% and 10%, respectively). The galling insects are represented by Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Hemiptera. The majority of the galls (81%) were induced by gall midges (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera).
ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375
1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.05314