Randia armata (Sw.) DC.

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

Randia armata (Sw.) DC. (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf midvein, fusiform,green, glabrous ( Fig. 23B ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trail: Guapimirim: Circular (27.IV.2022).

Urso-Guimarães et al. (2017) reported this gall on MS. Silva et al. (2018) recorded a stem gall on the same host in BA. Maia & Mascarenhas (2017) reported a different leaf gall on Randia sp. in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia.

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.