Rudgea jasminoides (Cham.) Müll. Arg.

Maia, Valéria Cid & Mascarenhas, Bernardo, 2023, Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-56 : 43-45

Rudgea jasminoides (Cham.) Müll. Arg. (n = 4)

Gall: on stem, fusiform, brown, glabrous, one or multichambered ( Fig. 23C ). Gall-inducer: not determined.

Trails: Teresópolis: Cartão Postal (15.IX.2021), Mozart Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021, 25.V.2022), Bosque Santa Helena (26.XI.2021), PoÇo Dois Irmãos (26.XI.2021) ; Guapimirim: Circular (26.IV.2022).

Gall: on stem, globoid, green or brown, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 23D ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae .

Trails: Teresópolis: Mozart-CatãotoPrimavera(25.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021).

Gall: on leaf vein, fusiform, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 23E ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Mozart Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021).

Gall: on leaf, globoid, brown, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 23F ). Gall-inducer not determined. Trail: Guapimirim: Circular (27.IV.2022).

First records of gall on this plant species.

Galls on other congeneric species are known from Parque Nacional do Itatiaia ( Maia & Mascarenhas, 2017) and RS (Toma & MendonÇa-Jr., 2013).

Figures

Figure 23. Insectgalls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ,Brazil):(A-J) On Rubiaceae:(A) On Psychotria sp.2, leafgall,(B) On Randia armata (Sw.) DC.,leaf gall,(C-F) On Rudgeajasminoides (Cham) Müll.Arg.:(C) stem gall,(D) stem gall,(E) leafvein gall,(F) leaf gall,(G-H) On Rudgeasp.1, (G) leafgall,(H) leaf gall,(I) On Rudgea sp.2, leafgall,(J) On Rudgea sp.3, leaf gall,(K-L) On Casearia pauciflora Cambess.(Salicaceae):(K) bud gall, (L) leafpetiole gall.