Smilax fluminensis Steud.

Maia, Valéria Cid & Mascarenhas, Bernardo, 2023, Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-56 : 47

Smilax fluminensis Steud. (n = 2)

Gall: on leaf, globoid, intralaminar, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 25B ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Trails: Teresópolis: Barragem road (between Camping and Alojamento) (25. IV.2022), Mozart-Catão (25.V.2022).This gall was reported by Julião et al. (2002) in MS and Araújo et al. (2015) in GO. Gall: onleafvein,fusiform,green,glabrous( Fig.25C ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Trails: Teresópolis: Cartão Postal (24.V.2022), Mozart Catão (25.V.2022).

Other galls have been reported on different species and morphospecies of Smilax L. in AM ( Almada & Fernandes, 2011), PE ( Santos et al., 2011), GO ( Araújo et al., 2011), MS ( Urso-Guimarães et al., 2017; Ascendino & Maia, 2018), MG ( Maia & Fernandes, 2004; Carneiro et al., 2009; Coelho et al., 2009; Malves & Frieiro-Costa, 2012; Maia, 2013a), RJ ( Maia, 2013b; Maia & Carvalho-Fernandes, 2016), SP ( Urso-Guimarães et al., 2003; Urso-Guimarães & Scareli-Santos, 2006; Maia et al., 2008; Ribeiro et al., 2019), and RS (MendonÇa-Jr. et al., 2014).

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Figure 25.Insect galls ofParque Nacionalda Serra dosÓrgãos(RJ,Brazil):(A) On Chrysophyllumflexuosum Mart.(Sapotaceae),bud gall,(B-C)On Smilaxfluminensis Steud.(Smilacaceae):(B) leafgall,(C) leafvein gall,(D-F) On Solanaceae:(D)On Athenaea fasciculata (Vell.) I.M.C., stemgall,(E)On Solanum piluliferumDunal,bud gall, (F) On Solanum swartizianum Roem.& Schult., leaf gall, (G-H) On Verbenaceae:(G) On Lantana camara L, leaf gall,(H) On Lantana robusta Schauer, stem gall, (I) On Anchietea pyrifolia (Mart.)G.Don.(Violaceae),stemgall,(J) On Clematicissus striata (Ruiz.& Pav.) Lombardi (Vitaceae),bud gall.