Characterization of galls, insect galls and associated fauna of Ecological Station of Jataí (Luiz Antônio, SP)

Abstract

This is the first study about galls, gall makers and associated fauna of the Ecological Station of Jataí. Galls are plant structures formed by abnormal growth of cells, tissues or organs induced by several organisms, as fungous, nematoids and insects. Five areas of the conservation unity, two in the phytophysionomy of cerrado in regeneration and three in the cerradão area were studied, totalizing 69 morphotypes of galls on 41 host species from 24 families. This is the first record of Annonaceae as the richest family in morphotypes in Brazil; 34 gall makers and associated fauna were identified, which 23 Diptera (67.4%), eight Hymenoptera (23.5%), two Hemiptera (5.8%) and one Thysanoptera (2.9%). Were described 41 new morphotypes of gall and made the first characterization of gall on Maprounea guianensis Aubl., Acosmium subelegans (Mohlenbr.) Yakovlev., Strychnos bicolor Progel, Eriotheca gracilipes K. Schum., Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth., Broyesum gaudichaudii Trécul, Psychotria suterella Müll. Arg., Psychotria trichophora Müll. Arg. and Serjania erecta Radlk.

Insect galls of Itamonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil): characterization and occurrence

“…In other Brazilian inventories, galls of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Thysanoptera have been recorded in Barra de Maricá and Arraial do Cabo (RJ) , and Espinhaço Range (MG) ); Coleoptera and Hymenoptera in Grumari (RJ) (Oliveira & Maia 2005); Coleoptera in Boqueirã o (MG) (Malves & Frieiro-Costa 2012) and Pernambuco (Santos et al 2011); Hymenoptera in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro (SP) (Urso-Guimarã es & ScareliSantos 2006); and Thysanoptera in Luiz Antô nio (SP) (Saito & Urso-Guimarã es 2012). Hymenoptera and Thysanoptera are the less frequent galling insects in Brazil (Maia 2006 and Maia, in press.).…”

Insect galls from Serra Geral, Caetité, BA, Brazil

“…Since the late 1980s, numerous inventories of galls have been developed in Brazil, in the Southeast (e.g., Carneiro et al 2009a, Fernandes et al 1988, Gonc¸alves-Alvim & Fernandes 2001, Maia 2013a, Rodrigues et al 2014, Saito & Urso-Guimarã es 2012, South (Toma & Mendonc¸a Jr. 2013), Midwest (Araú jo et al 2014, Juliã o et al 2002, Santos et al 2010, Santos et al 2012b), Northeast (Carvalho-Fernandes et al 2012, Costa et al 2014a, 2014b, Fernandes et al 2009, Santos et al 2012a, Silva et al 2011b, Silva & Almeida-Cortez 2006 and North (Almada & Fernandes 2011, Araú jo et al 2012, Juliã o et al 2005, Maia 2011, Silva et al 2011a), Atlantic Forest and Cerrado being the environments most studied.…”

Insect galls of Restinga de Marambaia (Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ)

“…One-chambered galls (87%) predominated, as well as glabrous galls (97). In other inventories, globoid, one-chambered, and glabrous galls were also indicated as one of the most common (Maia and Souza, 2013;Malves and Freiro-Costa, 2012;Saito and Urso-Guimarães, 2012;Bregonci et al, 2010, Santos et al, 2012, suggesting that these are the predominant morphologies of Brazilian galls.…”