Lepidaploa 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

Lepidaploa sp. (n = 1)

Gall: on stem, fusiform, green, with brown trichomes ( Fig.6A ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trails: Teresópolis: Mozart-Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), 360 (26.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021), Centro de OperaÇÕes to Camping (28.III.2022), Barragem road (from Casa do Pesquisador to Alojamento (30.III.2022).

Carneiro et al. (2009) reported galls on several congeneric species in MG. Maia (2001) and Rodrigues et al. (2014) recorded galls on Lepidaploa rufogrisea (A. St.-Hill.) H. Rob. in RJ (as Vernonia rufo-grisea A. St.-Hill.).

Figures

Figure 6. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-T) On Asteraceae:(A) On Lepidaploa sp., stem gall, (B-C) On Mikania cf. campanulata Gardner:(B) leaf gall, (C) stem gall, (D-E) On Mikania cf.confertissima Sch.Bip.: (D) leaf vein,(E) leaf petiole, (F-H) On Mikania hirsutissima DC.:(F) leaf midvein gall,(G) bud gall,(H) leaf gall, (I-K) On Mikania cf.paniculata DC.: (I) leaf gall,(J) bud gall,(K) leaf gall,(L) On Mikania cf.ternata (Vell.) B.L. Rob., leaf gall, (M) On Mikania sp.1, leafgall,(N) On Mikania sp.2, leafgall,(O-Q)On Mikania sp.3: (O) leaf gall,(P) budgall,(Q) stem gall,(R)On Piptocarpha quadrangularis(Vell.) Baker, leaf gall,(S-T) On Piptocarpha sp.:(S) bud gall,(T) stem gall.