Paullinia racemosa Wawra

Maia, Valéria Cid & Carvalho-Fernandes, Sheila Patrícia, 2016, Insect galls of a protected remnant of the Atlantic Forest tableland from Rio de Janeiro State (Brazil), Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 60 (1), pp. 40-56 : 54

Paullinia racemosa Wawra (endemic species of Brazil)

Midvein swelling, fusiform, brown, glabrous, one-chambered. Galler: not determined. Trails: Colégio Agrícola (11/IX/2013), Marcelo Trindade (10/IX/2013) ( Fig. 109 ).

Leaf gall, circular, green, glabrous, one-chambered. Galler: not determined. Trails: Abelha (10/IX/2013), Vera (20/V/2013, 11/IX/2013) ( Fig. 110 ).

Previous records: Clavate leaf galls were recorded in Cabo Frio (RJ) and petiole galls in Pernambuco on this host plant genus. Refs.: Maia and Souza (2013), Santos et al. (2011b).

Figures

Figs. 97–120. Insect galls of Guaxindiba. 97. Phyllanthus sp., globose leaf gall; 98. Psychotria sp., fusiform stem gall; 99–100. Metrodorea sp., 99. circular leaf gall; 100. vein swelling; 101–103. Neoraputia alba, 101: globose leaf gall; 102: fusiform leaf gall at petiole basis; 103: vein swelling; 104. Casearia sp. 1, cylindrical leaf gall; 105. Casearia sp. 2, leaf roll; 106. Casearia sp. 3, globose bud gall; 107–108. Matayba juglandifolia, 107: conical leaf gall; 108: globose leaf gall; 109–110. Paullinia racemosa, 109: midvein swelling; 110: circular leaf gall; 111–117. Serjania sp., 111: vein swelling; 112: fusiform bud gall; 113: circular leaf gall; 114: cylindrical leaf gall; 115: tendril swelling; 116: midvein swelling; 117: globose leaf gall; 118–119. Manilkara subsericea, 118: circular leaf gall; 119: globose stem gall; 120. Pouteria sp. 1, circular leaf gall.