New species of Hymenoptera associated with galls on Calliandra brevipes Benth. (Fabaceae, Mimosoidea) in Brazil

Penteado-Dias, Angélica María; Carvalho, Fabrício M. de

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“…They are apparently relatively common and widespread in the Neotropics, all associated with galls, occurring in several plant families including Burseraceae, Fabaceae, Melastomataceae, Polygonaceae, Rubiaceae, and Solanaceae (e.g., Macedo and Monteiro 1989, Marsh et al 2000, Marsh 2002, Penteado-Dias and Carvalho 2008, Chavarría et al 2009, Centrella and Shaw 2010, 2013, Martínez et al 2011, Martínez and Zaldívar-Riverón 2013). However, their biology is largely unknown, and it is still uncertain whether they are primary gall inducers or inquilines.…”

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Cecidonius pampeanus, gen. et sp. n.: an overlooked and rare, new gall-inducing micromoth associated with Schinus in southern Brazil (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae)

Moreira¹,

Eltz²,

Pase³

et al. 2017

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Galls induced by the larval stage of cecidosids (Lepidoptera: Cecidosidae) are complex, multi-trophic systems, still poorly studied. They may be associated with other insect feeding guilds, including inquilines, kleptoparasites, cecidophages, parasitoids, and predators. By causing death of the gall inducer early in life and altering the gall phenotype, inquilines may lead to misidentification of the true gall inducers. Here, we describe through light and scanning electron microscopy Cecidonius pampeanus, a new genus and species of cecidosid moth, from the Pampa biome, south Brazil. It induces unnoticed, small galls under swollen stems of Schinus weinmannifolius Mart. ex Engl. (Anacardiaceae). Such galls are severely attacked early in ontogeny either by unidentified parasitoids belonging to Lyrcus Walker (Pteromalidae) that feed upon the inducer, or by inquiline wasps of the genus Allorhogas Gahan (Braconidae). The inquilines modify the galls into large ones that last longer and promptly call attention. Free-living galls are rare and dehiscent, pupation of C. pampeanus occurring on the ground. Due to these reasons the true inducer has been overlooked in this case for more than a century. Additionally we inferred a phylogeny for Cecidosidae using sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear loci, and characterized genetic variation and gene flow across ten populations. Despite its natural history similarities with the African genus Scyrotis, Cecidonius is a much younger lineage, more closely related to the Neotropical cecidosids. C. pampeanus populations, which are now confined to a few mountain areas within its distribution range due to habitat destruction, are also genetically isolated, requiring conservation measures.

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Cecidonius pampeanus, gen. et sp. n.: an overlooked and rare, new gall-inducing micromoth associated with Schinus in southern Brazil (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae)

Moreira¹,

Eltz²,

Pase³

et al. 2017

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“…For Eurytoma, we observe that inside the galls had traces of parasitism, but the remains of the host could not be directly associated to Allorhogas. However, specimens of Eurytoma has been pointed out as ectoparasitoides of Allorhogas in works such as those of Macêdo and Monteiro (1989), Penteado-Dias and Carvalho (2008) and Tuller et al (2015). All galls presented a similar aspect as those observed by Tuller et al (2015), of Allorhogas specimens feeding on S. tenuifolia seeds extremities and causing their deformation.…”

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Occurrence of Allorhogas sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) associated with galls on seeds of Inga vera (Fabaceae) in Brazil

Morales-Silva

Modesto-Zampieron

2017

Braz. J. Biol.

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“…Th e most complex entomogenous galls are those induced by Cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera) (Schönrogge et al 2000), such as Tanaostigmodes spp. which have been recently identifi ed in two species of Fabaceae (Mimosoidae): Calliandra dsysantha Benth (Perioto & Lara, 2005) and C. brevipes Benth (Penteado-Dias & Carvalho 2008). In these plant species, two new species of Tanaostigmodes (Hymenoptera: Tanaostigmatidae), T. ringueleti and T. mecanga, were identifi ed in globose and fusiform galls, respectively (Carvalho et al 2005;Penteado-Dias & Carvalho 2008).…”

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“…which have been recently identifi ed in two species of Fabaceae (Mimosoidae): Calliandra dsysantha Benth (Perioto & Lara, 2005) and C. brevipes Benth (Penteado-Dias & Carvalho 2008). In these plant species, two new species of Tanaostigmodes (Hymenoptera: Tanaostigmatidae), T. ringueleti and T. mecanga, were identifi ed in globose and fusiform galls, respectively (Carvalho et al 2005;Penteado-Dias & Carvalho 2008). In a two-year eff ort to capture the gall inducers, T. ringueleti emerged only from the globose gall, which has a round and a larger axis, and is perpendicularly fi xed to the stem.…”

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“…In a two-year eff ort to capture the gall inducers, T. ringueleti emerged only from the globose gall, which has a round and a larger axis, and is perpendicularly fi xed to the stem. Tanaostigmodes mecanga appeared only in the fusiform gall, which is enlarged in its fi nal third part, and has a perpendicular or oblique stalk coupled to the stem axis (Carvalho et al 2005;Penteado-Dias & Carvalho 2008).…”

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Seasonal variation of phenolic content in galled and non-galled tissues of Calliandra brevipes Benth (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae)

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ABSTRACT(Seasonal variation of phenolic content in galls and non-galled tissues of Calliandra brevipes Benth (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae)). Two species, Tanaostigmodes ringueleti and T. mecanga, induce distinct galls on Calliandra brevipes Benth (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae), a globose and a fusiform gall morphotype. Seasonal changes of phenolic content in the tissues of the two distinct galls were compared to those of non-galled leaves and stems of the host plants over one year. Th e variation in the phenolic content profi les was similar in both non-galled and galled tissues, and was primarily associated with changes in the levels of rainfall, indicating a direct response to hydric stress. In periods of drastic changes in water precipitation, the alterations were signifi cantly higher in non-galled than in galled tissues suggesting that the gall inducers might limit the variation in the phenolic concentration for their own benefi t.

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New species of Hymenoptera associated with galls on Calliandra brevipes Benth. (Fabaceae, Mimosoidea) in Brazil

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Cecidonius pampeanus, gen. et sp. n.: an overlooked and rare, new gall-inducing micromoth associated with Schinus in southern Brazil (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae)

Cecidonius pampeanus, gen. et sp. n.: an overlooked and rare, new gall-inducing micromoth associated with Schinus in southern Brazil (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae)

Occurrence of Allorhogas sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) associated with galls on seeds of Inga vera (Fabaceae) in Brazil

Seasonal variation of phenolic content in galled and non-galled tissues of Calliandra brevipes Benth (Fabaceae: Mimosoidae)

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