Insect galls on Bauhinia cupulata (Fabaceae): morphotypes characterization and description of a new species of Schizomyia (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera)

Santos, Débora Santarém da Silva dos; Maia, Valéria Cid; Calado, Daniéla Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2019.07.002

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“…(e.g., Araújo et al, 2014;Campos et al, 2021), caatinga (e.g., Santos et al, 2011a;Carvalho-Fernandes et al, 2012), restinga (e.g., Maia, 2001Maia, , 2018, rocky fields (e.g., Carneiro et al, 2009b;Coelho et al, 2013a), dry tropical forest (Coelho et al, 2009), montane fields (Coelho et al, 2013b), and moist forest (e.g., Julião et al, 2005;Almada & Fernandes, 2011). There are still large gaps in our knowledge about the richness of gall-inducing insects of several phytophysiognomies of Northeastern Brazil, due to the large area and scattered studies con-centrated in two of its nine states, Bahia and Pernambuco (Santos et al, 2011b;Carvalho-Fernandes et al, 2012;Costa et al, 2014a, b;Nogueira et al, 2016;Alcântara et al, 2017;Brito et al, 2018;Santos et al, 2018;Silva et al, 2018;Vieira et al, 2018;Santos et al, 2019;Santana et al, 2020;Campos et al, 2021;Santos-Silva et al, 2022). Recently, Cintra et al (2021) compiled the occurrence of 100 host plant species and 156 morphospecies of gall-inducing insects for the Caatinga based on information available in the literature.…”

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Insect galls of the Chapada Diamantina, Rio de Contas, Bahia, Brazil

Araújo,

Maia,

Carneiro

et al. 2024

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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We surveyed insect galls and their host plants in areas of Caatinga and Cerrado in the municipality of Rio de Contas, in the extreme south of the Chapada Diamantina (Bahia state), between 703 and 1,897 m altitude, in order to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of local biodiversity. The survey was conducted in eight locations, adopting the random walking methodology for sampling, four in Caatinga and four in Cerrado, covering distinct phytophysiognomies (cerrado sensu stricto, gallery forest, shrubby caatinga, riparian forest, and rocky field). Eighty-four different insect gall morphotypes were reported, 48 (57.14%) of them on 42 host species in Cerrado and 36 (42.86%) on 24 host species in Caatinga. Most galls occurred on leaves (48.72%) and were globoid (53.76%), glabrous (52.92%), isolated (55.44%), usually one-chambered (61.32%), and brown (25.2%). The gall-inducing insects identified belonged to Lepidoptera (n = 1), Thysanoptera (n = 1), Hemiptera (n = 2), and Diptera (Cecidomyiidae) (n = 16). This was the first inventory of galls in the Chapada Diamantina, so all records are new for the region. We also recorded the first occurrences of galls on two Cerrado plant species and on two in the Caatinga. We found a significant positive correlation between gall richness and plant species richness, suggesting that radiation of gall-inducing insects may be associated with plant species richness.

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Insect galls of the Chapada Diamantina, Rio de Contas, Bahia, Brazil

Araújo,

Maia,

Carneiro

et al. 2024

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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“…The genus Schizomyia belongs to the gall midges. It is distinguished by its global distribution (Frauenfeld, 1859, Elsayed et al, 2018, Elsayed et al, 2019, Elsayed et al, 2020, Santos et al, 2020. The only Schizomyia species known to pupate inside their galls are Schizomyia botellus and S. buboniae.…”

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Mapping the Predicted Geographic Range of The Gall Former Schizomyia botellus (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) under Influence of Climatic Factors in Arid Habitats.

Kamel

2022

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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In some localities of Sinai, the gall-midge Schizomyia botellus Dorchin & Freidberg, 2011 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) induce elongated galls on the axillary buds of Deverra triradiata Hochst. ex Boiss (Family: Apiaceae). The present work studies the relationship between S. botellus and D. tortuosa. Furthermore, the present study predicted the distribution of S. botellus in Sinai, Egypt by using Maxent modeling, in addition, to studying the influence of elevation and plant cover on its distribution.The predominance of S. botellus occurred from January to April and adults emerge from the gall at the beginning of April after pupation. Endoparasitoids of the genus Inostemma (Platygastridae)occasionally attack the larvae of S. botellus. The distribution of S. botellus in Sinai is affected positively by plant cover and negatively by elevation. The predicted highly suitable habitat of S. botellus is mainly concentrated inside the boundary of the St. Katherine protectorate in south Sinai. The most bioclimatic factors that had an impact on S. botellus' predicted range was the maximum temperature of the warmest month, isothermality, and the amount of precipitation in the coldest quarter. Our findings can help ecologists define sampling regions and create conservation plans for this type of environmental interaction.

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