Mikania 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 : 15

Mikania sp. 2 (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf, conical, green, glabrous ( Fig. 6N ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trail: Teresópolis: Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021).

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.