Casearia sp. 3

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

Casearia sp. 3

Bud gall, globose, spongy, brown, micropubescent, one-chambered. Galler: not determined. Dwellers: Hymenoptera (parasitoid). Trail: Abelha (22/V/2013) ( Fig. 106 ).

Previous records: Galls on Casearia spp. were recorded in the states of Pará, Goiás, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. Refs.: Araújo et al. (2014), Maia et al. (2014), Rodrigues et al. (2014).

Sapindaceae (n = 13)

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.