Meriania 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 : 27

Meriania sp. (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf, lenticular, intralaminar, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig.13C ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trails: Teresópolis: Cartão Postal (25.XI.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021).

First records of galls on this plant genus.

Figures

Figure 13. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil):(A-M) On Melastomataceae:(A) On Leandra acutiflora (Naudin) Cogn., bud gall, (B) On Meriania paniculata (DC.) Triana, leaf gall, (C) On Meriania sp., leaf gall, (D-G) On Miconia buddlejoides Triana, (D) stem gall, (E) leaf gall, (F) leaf gall, (G) leaf gall, (H-J) On Miconiafasciculata Gardner:(H) stemgall,(I) leaf gall,(J)bud gall,(K) OnMiconia paniculata, stemgall,(L)On Miconia sp.1, stemgall,(M) On Miconia sp.2, stem gall.