Philodendron 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 : 13

Philodendron sp. (n = 2)

Gall: on leaf, marginal roll, green, glabrous ( Fig. 5G ).

Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Mozart-Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021); Guapimirim: Mãe d′Água (29.III.2022).

Gall: on leaf, lenticular, yellow, glabrous, one-chambered. Gall-inducer: Hymenoptera . Trail: Guapimirim: PoÇo Verde (31.III.2022).

Galls on congeneric species and morphospecies are known from PE ( Santos et al., 2012), ES (Maia et al., 2014), RJ ( Maia & Mascarenhas, 2017), SP ( Maia et al., 2008), and SC ( Arriola & Melo-Júnior, 2016; Melo-Júnior et al., 2018).

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.