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An inventory of the insect gall from Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) was elaborated based on samples of the collection of the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Data on localities and host plants were obtained from the labels and information about the gall morphology (plant organ of occurrence, shape, and presence of trichomes) by observing the samples. The galling species was determined based on the literature. The collection includes 131 morphotypes of galls from Cerrado, obtained from 71 host plant species distributed in 50 genera and 30 botanical families (Table 1). All galls were collected in rupestrian fields (a rare vegetation physiognomy of the Brazilian Cerrado) in the state of Minas Gerais. As the collection comprises a great diversity of insect galls, it can be considered representative of this physiognomy.Keywords: insect galls, host plants, rupestrian fields, inventory. A coleção de galhas de insetos do Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: bioma cerrado, campos rupestres ResumoUm levantamento de galhas de insetos do Cerrado brasileiro foi elaborado baseado em amostras da coleção do Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Dados de localidades e plantas hospedeiras foram obtidos das etiquetas e informações sobre a morfologia da galha (órgão vegetal de ocorrência, forma, e presença de tricomas) pela observação da amostra. As espécies galhadoras foram determinadas baseadas em literatura. A coleção inclui 131 morfotipos de galhas de Cerrado, obtidos de 71 espécies de plantas hospedeiras, distribuídas em 50 gêneros e 30 famílias botânicas (Tabela 1). Todas as galhas foram coletadas em campos rupestres (uma fisionomia vegetal rara do cerrado brasileiro) do Estado de Minas Gerais. Como a coleção compreende grande diversidade de galhas de insetos, pode ser considerada representativa para essa fisionomia.Palavras-chave: galhas de insetos, plantas hospedeiras, campos rupestres, inventário.

Two new species of Lopesia Rübsaamen (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil, with an identification key of species. Biota Neotrop. 10(1): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v10n1/ en/abstract?article+bn01510012010. Abstract: Lopesia erythroxyli Rodrigues & Maia and Lopesia maricaensisRodrigues & Maia, two new species of Cecidomyiidae that induce conical galls on bud of Erythroxylum ovalifolium Peyr (Erythroxylaceae) and on marginal leaf roll of Protium brasiliense (Spr.) Engl. (Burseraceae), are described and ilustrated (larva, pupa, male, and female) based on material from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A key to the known species of Lopesia is given.

Brazilian coastal vegetation comprises 480 insect gall morphotypes on 61 plant families and 243 plant species. Myrtaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Melastomataceae show the greatest number of galled species and the greatest richness of insect gall morphotypes. The super host plant species are Mikania cf. biformis , Mikania cf. glomerata and Guapira opposita . These plant taxa are among the best represented in restinga ecosystem, suggesting the infl uence of the plant composition on gall diversity. The galls are induced by Diptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Thysanoptera and Hymenoptera, being the fi rst responsible for the majority of the galls. The galls were found on leaf, bud, stem, fl ower, fruit, tendril, and aerial root. Leaves were the most attacked plant organ, followed by stems, and buds. A rich arthropods fauna has been associated with insect galls. Parasitoids are the most frequent and diversifi ed. They are represented by 15 families of Hymenoptera, being Eulophidae, Eupelmidae, and Platygastridae the most frequent. The predators comprise gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and pseudoscorpions (Olpiidae). Inquilines are represented by six insect orders: Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, and Thysanoptera. They cause the galler's death, probably due to competition and modifi cations in the microenvironment provided by the gall. Diptera are the most frequent inquilines. Successors are represented by mites, springtails, booklices and ants. The majority of the insect records are presented at suprageneric categories, showing that the taxonomic of galling insects is still poorly studied.

br (A.R. Rodrigues). A B S T R A C TThree new species, Bruggmanniella miconiae sp. nov., B. notatae sp. nov. and B. sideroxyli sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The new species are associated, respectively, with Miconia theaezans (Bonpl.) Cogn (Melastomataceae), Ocotea notata (Nees and Mart.) Mez (Lauraceae) and Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. and Schult.) T. D. Penn. (Sapotaceae), respectively. The first one was collected in Dores do Indaiá city, Minas Gerais, Brazil; and the two others were collected in Mangaratiba city, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An illustrated key to the Bruggmanniella species is provided.