Bertolonia acuminata Gardner

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 : 27

Bertolonia acuminata Gardner (n = 1)

Gall: on bud, globoid, rough, red, glabrous ( Fig. 12J ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Suspensa (26.XI.2021), Bosque Santa Helena (26.XI.2021).

First gall record on this plant genus.

Figures

Figure 12. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-I) On Malpighiaceae: (A) On Bunchosia cf. maritima (Vell.) J.F. Macbr., stem gall, (B-D) OnBunchosia sp.1, (B) leafgall,(C) budgall,(D) petiolegall,(E)OnHeteropterys sp.1, leafpetiolegall,(F)On Heteropteryssp.2,stemgall,(G-I)On Niedenzuella poeppigiana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson:(G) stem gall, (H) bud gall,(I) leaf gall, (J)On Bertolonia acuminata Gardner (Melastomataceae),bud gall.