Palicourea sessilis (Vell.) C.M. Taylor

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 : 41

Palicourea sessilis (Vell.) C.M. Taylor (n = 4)

Gall: on leaf, globoid, green, yellow or red, intralaminar, glabrous, smooth, one-chambered ( Fig. 22A ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera .

Trails: Teresópolis: Cachoeira Ceci-Peri (13.IX.2021), Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel (14.IX.2021), 360 (26.X.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021), Barragem to Casa do Pesquisador entrance (07.XII.2021), PoÇo do Beija-Flor (07.XII.2021), Barragem road (from Casa do Pesquisador to Alojamento (30.III.2022) ; Guapimirim: Recanto das Ruínas (28.III.2022), PoÇo Verde (31.III.2022), Circular (26. IV.2022), Museu Von Martius (27.IV.2022).

Gall: on leaf, globoid, green or yellow, with trichomes ( Fig. 22B ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Trails: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021).

Gall: on stem, globoid to fusiform, green or brown, glabrous, one- or multichambered ( Fig. 22C ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Trails: Teresópolis: Cartão Postal (15.IX.2021), Mozart-Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), 360 (26.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021); Guapimirim: PoÇo Verde (31.III.2022).

Gall: on bud, globoid, green or brown, glabrous, one- or two-chambered ( Fig.22D ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae .

Figures

Figure 22. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil):(A-L) On Rubiaceae: (A-D) On Palicourea sessilis (Vell.) C.M.Taylor:(A) leaf gall, (B) leaf gall,(C) stem gall,(D) bud gall,(E) On Psychotria appendiculata Müll. Arg.,leaf gall,(F-G) On Psychotria leiocarpa Cham.& Schltdl.:(F) leaf gall,(G) leaf gall,(H) On Psychotria nuda (Cham.& Schltdl.)Waw,leafgall,(I-J) On Psychotriapallens Gardner:(I) stemgall,(J)leafpetiolegall,(K-M)On Psychotriasuterella Müll.Arg.:(K) leaf gall,(L) stem gall,(M) bud gall,(N) On Psychotria sp.1, leafgall.