Psychotria sp. 2

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 : 43

Psychotria sp. 2 (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf, conical, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 23A ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trail: Guapimirim: Ponte Velha (29.III.2022).

Galls on other congeneric species and morphospecies are known from AM ( Silva et al., 2011; Julião et al., 2014), MG ( Fernandes et al., 1997; Carneiro et al., 2009), MS ( Julião et al., 2002), and SP ( Maia et al., 2008, Saito & Urso-Guimarães, 2012).

Figures

Figure 23. Insectgalls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ,Brazil):(A-J) On Rubiaceae:(A) On Psychotria sp.2, leafgall,(B) On Randia armata (Sw.) DC.,leaf gall,(C-F) On Rudgeajasminoides (Cham) Müll.Arg.:(C) stem gall,(D) stem gall,(E) leafvein gall,(F) leaf gall,(G-H) On Rudgeasp.1, (G) leafgall,(H) leaf gall,(I) On Rudgea sp.2, leafgall,(J) On Rudgea sp.3, leaf gall,(K-L) On Casearia pauciflora Cambess.(Salicaceae):(K) bud gall, (L) leafpetiole gall.