Gall-inducing insects of an Araucaria Forest in southern Brazil

Toma, Tiago Shizen Pacheco; Júnior, Milton de Souza Mendonça

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262013005000001

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“…At least two of the galls described here may have appeared before in the literature, but none of them has been accurately associated with any cecidogenous species. The fusiform type induced by Palaeomystella fernandesi on Tibouchina sellowiana was reported by Toma and Mendonça (2013), in a gall survey that they carried out at the type locality, as being induced by an unidentified member of Gelechioidea. As already mentioned, depending upon the time of year, most such galls are associated in the field with a specialized kleptoparasitic gelechiid moth, with which the cecidogenous species may be confounded (Luz et al 2014).…”

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Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Luz¹,

Gonçalves²,

Moreira³

et al. 2014

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Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest are described. Larvae of P. fernandesi Moreira & Becker, sp. n., P. rosaemariae Moreira & Becker, sp. n. and P. tavaresi Becker & Moreira, sp. n. induce galls, respectively, on Tibouchina sellowiana (Cham.) Cogn., T. asperior (Cham.) Cogn. and T. fissinervia (Schrank & Mart. ex DC.) Cogn. (Melastomataceae). Adults, immature stages and galls are illustrated, and data on life history and a preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences, including related species, are also provided.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Luz¹,

Gonçalves²,

Moreira³

et al. 2014

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“…The opposite tendency could be expected at higher latitudes, where most of the plants display a seasonal foliage loss and regrowth, thus caulinar meristematic tissues became a more stable resource available for gall-inducing insects. However, the scarce studies in which stem galls predominate were conducted at both, tropical (Carneiro et al, 2009;Coelho et al, 2013) and subtropical (Fernandes et al, 2002;Veldtman & McGeoch, 2003;Toma & Mendonça, 2013) localities. It could be also possible that foliar galls are exposed to early leaf-abscission, which may be incremented by hydric stress (Veldtman & McGeoch, 2003) under arid and semiarid climates, as in central Argentina.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This pattern has arisen in different localities and vegetation types at a global scale (Felt, 1940;Mani, 1964;Shorthouse & Rohfritsch, 1992;Blanche & Ludwig, 2001;Nieves-Aldrey, Ibáñez, & Medianero, 2008;Kuzmanich, Altamirano, & Salvo, 2015;Mendonça & Stiling, 2017). A few studies have reported stems as the most affected organs (Veldtman & McGeoch, 2003;Carneiro, Borges, Araújo, & Fernandes, 2009;Coelho, Carneiro, Branco, Borges, & Fernandes, 2013;Fernandes et al, 2002;Toma & Mendonça, 2013). The resultant galls have been classified according to their shapes, the organs they affect and other features, in a high number of morphological types (Isaias, Carneiro, Oliveira, & Santos, 2013;Arriola, Melo, & Isaias, 2015).…”

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Insect galls from Córdoba, central Argentina: a case where stem galls predominate

Kuzmanich

Giorgis

Salvo

2018

RBT

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Galls are structures produced by plants in response to the activity of several types of organisms. Gall-inducing species have a close relationship with their host plant, as their habitat is largely restricted to the gall and the plant organ in which it develops. All plant organs are susceptible to gall induction by insects, the leaves being the most vulnerable. Knowledge about interactions between gall-inducing insects and plants is fragmented and incomplete in Argentina. In this study, we completed an inventory of galls induced by insects on plants in Córdoba (central Argentina) using information from field surveys and a review of the literature. We also focused on the frequency of plant-insect taxonomic associations and plant organs most commonly attacked by gall-inducing insects. Field surveys were performed systematically in 26 sites of Chaco Serrano, which were visited five times in two consecutive years, and in17 sites of the province, which were sampled one or two times each. A comprehensive literature search of electronic and conventional databases was also conducted to complete the inventory. A total of 99 gall morphospecies on 58 plant species (21 families and 44 genera) were recorded through both field surveys and a literature review, enlarging the list of species available for the region by almost 50 %. Asteraceae and Fabaceae were the plant families most attacked by galling insects, in partial concordance with the most species-rich plant families in the region. Diptera, particularly the family Cecidomyiidae, was the most species-rich group in the community of galling insects, which is in agreement with different studies across the globe. Baccharis was the genus displaying the highest number of gall morphotypes, followed by Acacia, Condalia, Geoffroea, Prosopis and Schinus. Almost 60 % of the morphotypes were stem galls, a pattern uncommon in the literature. Fusiform and globoid-shaped galls were predominant. Our study highlights the scarce knowledge there is about the interactions between plants and gall-inducing insects in Argentina, particularly those involving species of Cecidomyiidae, with more than 30 undescribed species. Possible mechanisms involved in the predominance of stem galls in central Argentina are discussed.

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“…Galler: Cecidomyiidae. Previous records: Galls on R. montana were recorded in Caldas Novas (GO) (Santos et al, 2012), Ecological Station of Jataí (SP) (Saito & Urso-Guimarães, 2012), Serra dos Pireneus (GO) (Araújo et al, 2011), Rio Grande do Sul (Toma & Mendonça, 2013).…”

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“…Associated fauna: Hymenoptera (parasitoid). Previous records: Galls on A. edulis were recorded in São Francisco de Paula (RS) -Araucaria Forest (Toma & Mendonça, 2013).…”

Section: Meliosma Sellowii Urb (Endemic Species)mentioning

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Insect galls of the Floresta da Cicuta (Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil)

Flor

Furtado

2018

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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Abstract. Insect galls of the Floresta da Cicuta (Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil). Galls are changes in the pattern of growth and development of plant tissues or organs in response to the action of an inducing organism, usually an insect. The goal of the present study was to inventory the insect galls of the Floresta da Cicuta (Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil). The collections were carried out along all the trails, totaling 16 hours of sampling. Forty-three morphotypes of insect galls were found in 24 plant species (18 genera and 15 families). Sapindaceae and Euphorbiaceae were the most richness host plant families. Six new records of host plant species are presented: Senefeldera verticillata (Vell.) Croizat. (Euphorbiaceae), Inga acuminata (Fabaceae), Ocotea elegans (Lauraceae), Ouratea stipulata (Ochnaceae), Psychotria nuda (Rubiaceae) and Cestrum intermedium (Solanaceae). Most of the galls occurred on leaves (n = 21) and stems (n = 18), followed by buds (n = 2), two gall morphotypes occurred simultaneously on leaves and stems. One-chambered galls were more frequent (n = 31), as well as glabrous galls (n = 33). The gallers belong to three insect orders: Diptera (Cecidomyiidae), Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera. The associated fauna comprised parasitoids (Hymenoptera), inquilines (Hemiptera and Coleoptera) and successors (Isoptera and Acari).

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Gall-inducing insects of an Araucaria Forest in southern Brazil

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Three new cecidogenous species of Palaeomystella Fletcher (Lepidoptera, Momphidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Insect galls from Córdoba, central Argentina: a case where stem galls predominate

Insect galls of the Floresta da Cicuta (Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil)

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