Melastomataceae

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 : 31

Melastomataceae sp. 6 (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf vein, fusiform, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 15I ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021), 360 (26.X.2021).

Figures

Figure 15.Insectgalls ofParqueNacional daSerra dosÓrgãos(RJ,Brazil):(A-K) OnMelastomataceae:(A)OnPleroma sp.5,leafgall,(B-C)OnMelastomataceae sp.1: (B) leaf gall,(C) petiole gall,(D) On Melastomataceae sp.2, leafgall,(E) On Melastomataceae sp.3, leaf gall,(F-G) On Melastomataceae sp.4: (F) stem gall,(G) leaf gall, (H) On Melastomataceae sp.5, stem gall,(I) On Melastomataceae sp.6, leaf gall,(J) On Melastomataceae sp. 7, stem gall,(K) On Melastomataceae sp.8, bud gall,(L) On Guarea macrophylla subsp.tuberculata (Vell.) T.D.Penn.(Meliaceae),leafgall.