Myrcia sp. 1

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 : 35

Myrcia sp. 1 (n = 2)

Gall: on leaf, globoid, intralaminar, green or yellow, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 17J ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera .

Trails: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021), PoÇo Dois Irmãos (26.XI.2021), Suspensa (26.XI.2021), Mozart-Catão (25.V.2022); Guapimirim: Mãe d′Água (24.V.2022).

Gall: on leaf, globoid, yellow, extralaminar, with trichomes ( Fig. 17K ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trail: Teresópolis: Suspensa (26.XI.2021).

Figures

Figure 17.Insect galls of ParqueNacional da Serra dosÓrgãos (RJ,Brazil):(A-L) OnMyrtaceae:(A-D) OnEugenia sp.2:(A) leafgall,(B)bud gall,(C) leafgall,(D)bud gall,(E-G) On Eugenia sp.3: (E) leaf vein gall,(F) stem gall,(G) bud gall,(H-I) On Eugenia sp.4: (H) stem gall, (I) leaf gall, (J-K) On Myrcia sp.1: (J) intralaminar leaf gall,(K) extralaminar leaf gall,(L) On Myrcia sp.2, bud gall.