Varronia 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 : 17

Varronia sp. (n = 1)

Gall: on bud, globoid, with an apical projection, green, with white microtrichomes, one-chambered ( Fig. 8C ). Gall-inducer: Lepidoptera . Trail: Teresópolis: Barragem road (from Alojamento to Camping) (25.IV.2022).

Several authors reported galls on Varronia curassavica Jacq. in RJ, ES, SP and SC as Maia (2001), Maia et al. (2008), Bregonci et al. (2010), Carvalho-Fernandes et al. (2016), Melo-Júnior et al. (2018), and Maia & Siqueira (2020). Marinho et al. (2023) recorded a leaf gall on V.leucocephala (Moric.) J.S. Mill. in CE.

Figures

Figure 8. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-B) On Bignoniaceae: (A) On Bignoniaceae sp. 1, leaf gall, (B) On Bignoniaceae sp. 2, stem and leaf petiole gall, (C) On Varronia sp. (Boraginaceae), bud gall, (D) On Rhipsalis olivifera N.P. Taylor & Zappi (Cactaceae), leaf gall, (E) On Celastraceae sp., leaf gall, (F-G) On Clusiaceae: (F) On Clusia lanceolata Camb., leaf gall, (G) On Tovomitopsis paniculata (Spreng.) Planch & Triana, leaf gall, (H) On Cayaponia sp. 2 (Curcubitaceae), leaf petiole, (I) On Dioscorea laxiflora Mart. ex Griseb. (Dioscoreaceae), leaf petiole, (J) On Polybotrya sp. (Dryopteridaceae), leaf petiole, (K-L) On Euphorbiaceae:(K) On Croton echinocarpus Müll. Arg.,stem gall,(L) On Croton floribundus Spreng.,leaf gall.