Diversity of gall-inducing insects in the high altitude wetland forests in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

Santos, Jean Carlos; Almeida-Cortez, JS; Fernandes, G. Wilson

doi:10.1590/s1519-69842011000100008

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“…The patterns for gall shape found in this study corroborate the patterns found in other studies, (Fernandes & Negreiros 2006, Bregonci et al 2010, Santos et al 2011) with the predominance of discoid shape (34.7%), followed by swellings and globular (23.1% each). The fact that more discoid was found should be viewed with caution, because this shape may mean an early stage of a globular gall or even a scar of gall of another shape, as conical or globular (Figure 8).…”

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Characterization of galls, insect galls and associated fauna of Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP)

Saito

Urso-Guimarães

2012

Biota Neotrop.

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This is the first study about galls, gall makers and associated fauna of the Ecological Station of Jataí. Galls are plant structures formed by abnormal growth of cells, tissues or organs induced by several organisms, as fungous, nematoids and insects. Five areas of the conservation unity, two in the phytophysionomy of cerrado in regeneration and three in the cerradão area were studied, totalizing 69 morphotypes of galls on 41 host species from 24 families. This is the first record of Annonaceae as the richest family in morphotypes in Brazil; 34 gall makers and associated fauna were identified, which 23 Diptera (67.4%), eight Hymenoptera (23.5%), two Hemiptera (5.8%) and one Thysanoptera (2.9%). Were described 41 new morphotypes of gall and made the first characterization of gall on Maprounea guianensis Aubl., Acosmium subelegans (Mohlenbr.) Yakovlev., Strychnos bicolor Progel, Eriotheca gracilipes K. Schum., Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth., Broyesum gaudichaudii Trécul, Psychotria suterella Müll. Arg., Psychotria trichophora Müll. Arg. and Serjania erecta Radlk.

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Characterization of galls, insect galls and associated fauna of Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP)

Saito

Urso-Guimarães

2012

Biota Neotrop.

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“…The predominance of the globoid and fusiform galls is similar to the inventories in other Brazilian ecosystems, such as the restingas (Maia & Oliveira, 2010;Maia & Souza, 2013;Rodrigues, Maia, & Couri, 2014), the Cerrado strictu sensu, and the rupestrian fields (Maia & Fernandes, 2004;Carneiro et al, 2009;Malves & Frieiro-Costa, 2012), the Amazon forest (Maia, 2011), the rain forest (Santos, Almeida-Cortez, & Fernandes, 2011a;Santos, Almeida-Cortez, & Fernandes, 2012), and the caatinga (Santos, Almeida-Cortez, & Fernandes, 2011b), which demonstrates an adaptive convergence induced by the galling herbivores over the morphogenetic potential of distinct host plants. This first inventory on the vegetation of dunes indicates the neutral influence of this environment either on host species or generated morphotypes basis.…”

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Questioning the environmental stress hypothesis for gall diversity of restinga vegetation on dunes

Arriola

Melo

Isaías

2015

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Abstract:The Atlantic Coast Restinga is a mosaic of plant communities with a distinct floristic and phytophysiognomy, exposed to luminous, thermal, and saline stresses. Plants of the restinga must have special features commonly associated to xeric environments, and are expected to host a high diversity of galling herbivores. We studied gall morphotypes, and recorded the diversity of galls on plants growing in sand dunes in a remnant area of restinga (Acaraí State Park) in São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The sampling was done in four plots (250 x 5 m), constituting a total area of 5 000 m², during April, May and June. Plant branches (n ≥ 5) with galls were sampled, identified, and the galls were photographed. The galls were classified into eight morphotypes, associated to eight host plants constituting 15 host plants -galling herbivores systems. The identification of the gall -inducers was based on literature, and on the species-specific feature of this kind of host plant-gall inducers interaction. There was a predominance of leaf galls, green in color. The most common morphotypes were the globoid, lenticular, conical, rosette, marginal, and fusiform galls, similarly to the inventories performed on other Brazilian biomes. Despite the environmental stresses, the xeric features of the dunes of the ASP, and the high local plant diversity, the diversity of galling herbivores were low. Varronia curassavica (Boraginaceae), Smilax campestris (Smilacaceae), and Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) were superhosts of galling herbivores in the dunes, with about 70 % of the total associated parasites. The environmental effect seems to be neutral, either for the host plants or for the generation of gall morphotypes. Alternatively, the scarce nutritional resources could be restrictive for the establishment of the galling herbivores inside plant tissues. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (4): 959-970. Epub 2015 December 01.

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“…Since the late 1980s, numerous inventories of galls have been developed in Brazil, in the Southeast (e.g., Carneiro et al 2009a, Fernandes et al 1988, Gonc¸alves-Alvim & Fernandes 2001, Maia 2013a, Rodrigues et al 2014, Saito & Urso-Guimarã es 2012, South (Toma & Mendonc¸a Jr. 2013), Midwest (Araú jo et al 2014, Juliã o et al 2002, Santos et al 2010, Santos et al 2012b), Northeast (Carvalho-Fernandes et al 2012, Costa et al 2014a, 2014b, Fernandes et al 2009, Santos et al 2012a, Silva et al 2011b, Silva & Almeida-Cortez 2006 and North (Almada & Fernandes 2011, Araú jo et al 2012, Juliã o et al 2005, Maia 2011, Silva et al 2011a), Atlantic Forest and Cerrado being the environments most studied.…”

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Insect galls from Serra Geral, Caetité, BA, Brazil

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We inventoried and characterized the kinds of gall, gall-inducing insects and host plants from Serra Geral between August 2013 and July 2014. Two phytophysiognomies, cerrado sensu stricto and caatinga-cerrado, were examined monthly along transects during ca. 4 hours per visit, totaling 48 hours of sampling effort. A total of 49 gall morphotypes were found on 14 species of host plants in 18 genera and 13 families. Fabaceae and Malpighiaceae were the families with the most galls, with 22 and 10 gall morphotypes, respectively. The genera of host plant with the greatest richness of galls were Copaifera L. (n ¼ 10), Bauhinia Benth. (n ¼ 6), and Mimosa L. (n ¼ 5). Galls were found on leaves, buds and stems. The majority of the galls were globoid, glabrous, isolated, and one-chambered. The inducers belong to Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera, Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) being the most frequent and diverse gall-inducers. The associated fauna included parasitoids (Hymenoptera), successors (Formicidae), and predators (Pseudoscorpiones), obtained from 13, 2, and 1 gall morphotypes, respectively. Five plant taxa are recorded as hosts of gall-inducing insects for the first time.

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Diversity of gall-inducing insects in the high altitude wetland forests in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 40 publications

References 10 publications

Characterization of galls, insect galls and associated fauna of Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP)

Characterization of galls, insect galls and associated fauna of Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP)

Questioning the environmental stress hypothesis for gall diversity of restinga vegetation on dunes

Insect galls from Serra Geral, Caetité, BA, Brazil

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