Mikania sp. 3

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 : 15

Mikania sp. 3 (n = 3)

Gall: on leaf, lenticular, red, glabrous ( Fig. 6O ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera .

Trail: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021), Barragem to Casa do Pesquisador entrance (07.XII.2021).

Gall: on bud, cylindrical, green, glabrous ( Fig. 6P ).

Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021), Guapimirim: Mãe d′Água (29.III.2022).

Gall: on stem and leaf vein, fusiform, green or yellow, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 6Q ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trail: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021).

Several galls on congeneric species and morphospecies have been reported by Urso-Guimarães et al. (2017) in MS, Maia & Fernandes (2004), Carneiro et al. (2009) in MG, Maia (2001), Rodrigues et al. (2014) and Maia & Siqueira (2020) in RJ, Maia et al. (2014) in ES, Ansaloni et al. (2018) in SP, and MendonÇa-Jr. et al. (2014) in RS.

Figures

Figure 6. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-T) On Asteraceae:(A) On Lepidaploa sp., stem gall, (B-C) On Mikania cf. campanulata Gardner:(B) leaf gall, (C) stem gall, (D-E) On Mikania cf.confertissima Sch.Bip.: (D) leaf vein,(E) leaf petiole, (F-H) On Mikania hirsutissima DC.:(F) leaf midvein gall,(G) bud gall,(H) leaf gall, (I-K) On Mikania cf.paniculata DC.: (I) leaf gall,(J) bud gall,(K) leaf gall,(L) On Mikania cf.ternata (Vell.) B.L. Rob., leaf gall, (M) On Mikania sp.1, leafgall,(N) On Mikania sp.2, leafgall,(O-Q)On Mikania sp.3: (O) leaf gall,(P) budgall,(Q) stem gall,(R)On Piptocarpha quadrangularis(Vell.) Baker, leaf gall,(S-T) On Piptocarpha sp.:(S) bud gall,(T) stem gall.