Baccharis sp.

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 : 13

Baccharis sp. (n = 1)

Gall: on bud, rosette, green, glabrous ( Fig. 5I ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trail: Teresópolis: Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021).

Several galls on congeneric species and morphospecies are known from MG ( Fernandes et al., 1997; Maia & Fernandes, 2004; Carneiro et al., 2009; Coelho et al., 2009; Malves & Frieiro-Costa, 2012), Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (MG and RJ) ( Maia & Mascarenhas, 2017) and RS (MendonÇa-Jr. et al., 2014).

Figures

Figure 5. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A) On Justicia sp. (Acanthaceae), bud gall, (B-C) On Guatterria cf. australis A. St.-Hill. (Annonaceae):(B) leafgall,(C) stemgall,(D) On Forsteroniasp.(Apocynaceae),stem gall,(E-G) OnAraceae:(E)On PhilodendronpropinquumSchott.,leafgall,(F)On Philodendron roseopetiolatum Nadruz & Mayo, leaf gall, (G) On Philodendron sp.,leaf gall, (H) On Dendropanax sp.(Araliaceae), leaf gall, (I-L) On Asteraceae:(I) On Baccharis sp.,bud gall,(J) On Dasyphyllum flagellare (Casar.) Cabrera,(K-L) On Dasyphyllum leptacanthum (Gardner) Cabrera:(K) Leaf gall, (L) Stem gall.