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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“…Ten gall morphotypes varied in shape. These variations can be explained by the stage of gall development (Santos et al, 2019), sex of the inducer (Gonçalves et al, 2005(Gonçalves et al, , 2022 and/or presence of inquilines (Luz & Mendonça-Jr., 2019). Most galls displayed the same color of the host Pap.…”

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Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil)

Maia,

Mascarenhas

2023

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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The Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (PARNASO) is an integral protection conservation unit inserted in the domain of the Atlantic forest. This Park was investigated monthly from September to December/2021 and from March to May/2022 for insect galls. Host plants were identified and their exsiccates were deposited in the herbarium (R) of the Museu Nacional. Insects obtained by gall dissection and rearing were deposited in the Entomological Collection of Museu Nacional (MNRJ). The conservational status of the host plants and their origin were verified in the site Flora e Funga do Brasil (2023). New records of host plants in Brazil are presented based on comparison with literature data. PARNASO hosts a great richness of galls (290 gall morphotypes on 43 plant families). Myrtaceae, Melastomataceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Rubiaceae, Mikania Willd. (Asteraceae), Miconia Ruiz & Pav. (Melastomataceae), and Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae), and Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) were the botanical taxa with the highest number of gall morphotypes, all of them were previously indicated as super hosts in inventories in forest formations of the Atlantic forest, except Rubiaceae. PARNASO includes 148 gall-inducing species native to Brazil, being 69 endemic; among the last 23 are exclusive to the Atlantic forest. Eight gall-inducing species are endangered and four are near threathned. Most galls were found on leaves. The most frequent gall characters were: globoid shape, green color, and glabrous surface. Most galls were induced by Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), however galls of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Thysanoptera, and Hymenoptera wera also found. These are the known patterns in Brazil. The secondary fauna was reported in 62 gall morphotypes and included parasitoids (Hymenoptera), successors (Collembola, Hemiptera and Thysanoptera), cecidophagous (Lepidoptera), and predators (spiders). Parasitoids were the most frequent. Seven gall midge species are recorded for the first time in this Park.

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Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil)

Maia,

Mascarenhas

2023

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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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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“…Among the species of the genus, B. pulchella is native to Brazil and occurs in the phytogeographic regions of the Amazon, Caatinga, and Cerrado (Santos et al, 2019), where it is popularly known as catingueira, miroro, mororo, mororode-bode, pata-de-cabra, pata-de-bode, and pata-de-vaca (Queiroz, 2009;Aguiar and Barros, 2012). As some popular names suggest, it has a split leaf in the middle, forming two lobes or leaflets, which resembles a bovine or goat foot, with morphological characteristics that are similar to representatives of the genus Bauhinia (Lorenzi and Matos, 2008;Lusa and Bona, 2009), confusing its identification and, in some cases, leading to intoxication, since in the genus may contain some toxic species (Rivera et al, 1994;Nogueira and Sabino, 2012).…”

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Anatomical and histochemical characterization of stem and leaves of Bauhinia pulchella Benth. (Fabaceae)

Carvalho,

Magalhães,

Rodrigues

et al. 2023

Braz. J. Biol.

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Bauhinia pulchella Benth. (Fabaceae), is native to Brazil and popularly known as pata-de-bode. In folk medicine, it is used to treat diabetes. Pharmacological studies have demonstrated different properties, such as cytotoxic and antioxidant, and different chemical constituents, such as essential oil, triterpenoids, steroids, among others. In order to highlight the morphological differences of the species B. pulchella from the others of the genus, and its pharmacological potential, the present study aimed to carry out the anatomical and histochemical characterization of the stem and leaves of B. pulchella. Usual methods in plant anatomy were used in the preparation of semi-permanent slides containing cross sections of the stem, petiole and leaf blade and paradermal sections of the leaf blade for analysis in light microscopy and polarized light. Histochemical tests were also performed to localize the metabolites in the stem and leaf blade. The stem of B. pulchella has a cylindrical outline, the bark is composed of 7-8 layers of cells and discontinuously distributed sclerenchyma; petiole presents flat convex contour, prominences in the adaxial region, concentric amphicrivral vascular bundle, surrounding a small concentric anfivasal intramedullary bundle, adaxially two accessory bundles and tector trichomes; leaf blade with anisocytic and tetracytic stomata on the adaxial surface and anisocytic, tetracytic and anomocytic on the abaxial surface; and midrib with plain-convex outline, 1-2 layers of collenchyma and covering trichomes. Characteristics that differ from other species of the genus Bauhinia. Alkaloids, phenolic compounds, lipophilic compounds, lignin, triterpenes, steroids and tannins were observed in the species. The results are fundamental for the pharmacobotanical standardization of the studied species.

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

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Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil)

Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil)

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

Anatomical and histochemical characterization of stem and leaves of Bauhinia pulchella Benth. (Fabaceae)

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