Faramea cf. truncata (Vell.) Müll. Arg.

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 : 41

Faramea cf. truncata (Vell.) Müll. Arg. (n = 2)

Gall: on leaf midvein, fusiform to globoid, green or brown,glabrous,one- or multichambered( Fig.21K ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera .

Trails: Teresópolis: Primavera (13.IX.2021), Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021),360(26.X.2021), Mozart-Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), Bosque Santa Helena (26.XI.2021), Mozart-Catão (26.XI.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021), PoÇo do Beija-Flor (07.XII.2021).

Gall: on leaf, globoid, green, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 21L ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021).

Maia (2013a) reported a tem gall on Faramea sp. in MG.

Figures

Figure 21. Insectgalls of Parque Nacional da Serra dosÓrgãos (RJ,Brazil):(A-F) On Piperaceae:(A-E) On Piper rioense Yunck.:(A) bud gall,(B) bud gall,(C) leaf gall, (D) leaf petiole gall, (E) leaf gall, (F) On Piper sprengelianum C. DC., leaf petiole gall, (G) On Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger (Polypodiaceae), leaf gall, (H) On Cybianthus sp.(Primulaceae),leafvein gall,(I-L)OnRubiaceae:(I) OnBathysamendoncaei K.Schum,leafveingall,(J)On Emmeorhizaumbellata(Spreng.) K.Schum., bud gall,(K-L) On Farameacf.truncata (Vell.) Müll.Arg.:(K) leaf vein gall,(L) leaf gall.