Forsteronia sp.

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 : 11

Forsteronia sp. (n = 1)

Gall: on stem,fusiform, woody, brown,glabrous ( Fig. 5D ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Guapimirim: PoÇo da Capela (28.III.2022), Ponte Velha (29.III.2022).

Maia et al. (2008) recorded galls on this plant genus in Bertioga, SP and Urso-Guimarães et al. (2017) in MS.

Figures

Figure 5. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A) On Justicia sp. (Acanthaceae), bud gall, (B-C) On Guatterria cf. australis A. St.-Hill. (Annonaceae):(B) leafgall,(C) stemgall,(D) On Forsteroniasp.(Apocynaceae),stem gall,(E-G) OnAraceae:(E)On PhilodendronpropinquumSchott.,leafgall,(F)On Philodendron roseopetiolatum Nadruz & Mayo, leaf gall, (G) On Philodendron sp.,leaf gall, (H) On Dendropanax sp.(Araliaceae), leaf gall, (I-L) On Asteraceae:(I) On Baccharis sp.,bud gall,(J) On Dasyphyllum flagellare (Casar.) Cabrera,(K-L) On Dasyphyllum leptacanthum (Gardner) Cabrera:(K) Leaf gall, (L) Stem gall.