Gall inducing arthropods from a seasonally dry tropical forest in Serra do Cipó, Brazil

Coelho, Marcel Serra; Almada, Emmanuel Duarte; Fernandes, G. Wilson; Carneiro, Marco Antônio Alves; Santos, Rubens Manoel dos; Quintino, André Vieira; Sánchez‐Azofeifa, Arturo

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262009000300015

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“…Eighty-nine percent (89%) of galls were glabrous. (Coelho et al 2009) and Caatinga (Santos et al 2011). This is the first study that describes the galls and host plants of Campos de Altitude.…”

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“…4 Descriptive studies of gall-inducing insects in Brazil have a pattern that relates to the host plant organs most often attacked. Studies conducted in different biomes such as Cerrado (Maia & Fernandes 2004), Atlantic Rain Forest (Fernandes & Negreiros 2006), Pantanal (Julião et al 2002), Tropical Dry Forests (Coelho et al 2009) point to higher gall richness on leaves. However, in our study, 56% of the galls concentrated on stems, while only 32% concentrated on leaves.…”

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“…Despite the high richness of gall morphotypes recorded in several Brazilian ecosystems, only 159 species have been described in Brazil (Maia 2005); and, considering the height diversity of these ecosystems, very few studies have been conducted which focus on the natural history and descriptions of gall morphotypes. Some of the ecosystems were only recently sampled, while others are still awaiting research (Coelho et al 2009). We are not aware of any studies conducted on Campos de Altitude from Serra da Mantiqueira.…”

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-inducing insects from Campos de Altitude, Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 13(4): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v13n4/en/ abstract?article+bn02513042013Abstract: Gall-inducing insects are very specious in vegetations of southeastern Brazil. Our goal was describe the gall richness by characterizing their external forms and their patterns of occurrence on host plants. Samples were collected from Campos de Altitude at four regions of the Mantiqueira Range: 1) Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, 2) Parque Nacional do Caparaó, 3) Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca, 4) Parque Nacional do Itatiaia. We found 93 gall species within 13 families, 30 genera and 50 host plant species. We recorded 38 gall species in Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro, 21 in Parque Nacional do Caparaó, 23 in Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca and 20 in Parque Nacional do Itatiaia. Asteraceae represented 33% of the species collected, followed by Melastomataceae at 17%; with each one concentrating 56% and 18% of the galling insects, respectively. 98% of galls were Cecydomiidae (Diptera). The most attacked organ was the stem (56%), followed by the leaf (23%). Only 12% of the galls described in our study had been already recorded in previous studies, thus reinforcing the need to increase the sampling effort toward a better understanding of the richness and the natural history of gall-inducing insects from Brazil. Resumo: Insetos indutores de galhas são muito ricos em espécies nas formações vegetais do sudeste do Brasil. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a riqueza de morfotipos de galha por meio da caracterização de suas formas externas e os padrões de ocorrência nas plantas hospedeiras. As amostragens foram realizadas em campos rupestres e altitudinais de quatro regiões da Serra da Mantiqueira: 1) campos de altitude do Parque Estadual do Brigadeiro e 2) Parque Nacional do Caparaó, 3) Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca e Parque Nacional do Itatiaia. Foram registradas 93 espécies de galhas induzidas por insetos em 13 famílias, 30 gêneros e 50 espécies de plantas hospedeiras. Sendo 38 a riqueza de insetos indutores de galhas do Parque Estadual do Brigadeiro, 21 do Parque Nacional do Caparaó, 23 do Parque Nacional do Caparaó e 20 do Parque Nacional do Itatiaia. As famílias com maior riqueza foram Asteraceae (33%) e Melastomataceae (17%). A família Cecydomiidae (Diptera) foi a mais frequente (98%). O órgão mais atacado foi o caule (56%) seguido de folha (23%). O fato de apenas 12% das galhas descritas neste estudo já terem sido registradas em trabalhos anteriores, reforça a necessidade em aumentar o esforço amostral na direção de um maior conhecimento sobre a riqueza e história natural dos insetos indutores de galhas no Brasil. Palavras-chave: biodiversidade, biogeografia, herbivoria, planta hospedeira, altitude 140 Coelho, M.S. et al.

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“…Data are restricted to few localities and biomes, mainly restinga areas in the State of Rio de Janeiro , Maia 2001, Oliveira & Maia 2005, Maia & Oliveira 2010, São Paulo (Maia et al 2008) and Espírito Santo , and in cerrado areas of the State of Minas Gerais (Fernandes et al 1988, Fernandes et al 1997Urso-Guimarães et al 2003, Maia & Fernandes 2004, Coelho et al 2009), São Paulo (Urso-Guimarães & Scareli- Santos 2006, Saito & Urso-Guimarães 2012 and Goiás (Araújo et al 2007). The taxonomical information of the gallers is quite incipient, as the majority of the records are at family level.…”

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

Maia¹

2014

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Three sites of Itamonte (Minas Gerais) were investigated for insect galls from September, 2011 to July, 2012, seasonally. One-hundred and one morphotypes of insect galls were recorded on 63 species of host plant (45 genera and 23 families). Melastomataceae was the most galled plant family, followed by Asteraceae and Myrtaceae. Galls were recorded on leaves, stems, buds, and aerial roots. Leaves were the most galled plant organ. The gall morphotypes were characterized according to their shape, color, pubescence, and number of internal chambers. Globose and fusiform galls were the most frequent. The majority was glabrous and one-chambered. The gallers comprised three insect orders: Diptera (Cecidomyiidae and Tephritidae), Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera. Cecidomyiidae were the most frequent galling taxa. Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) were obtained from six morphotypes (ca. 6% of the total). The results are compared to those of other Brazilian insect gall inventories. As there is no previous gall inventory in Itamonte, all records presented here are new.

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“…Other families, such as Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Nyctaginaceae are also pointed as important hosts, nonetheless they vary in their importance according to the survey, probably because the diversity of vegetation physiognomies presented in the distinct areas (Bregonci et al 2010, Maia 2001, Maia et al 2008, Maia and Oliveira 2010. In other Brazilian biomes, such as Araucaria Forest, Cerrado, Amazon Forest, Caatinga, and CaatingaCerrado transition these families also present the role of main gall hosts (Coelho et al 2009, Almada and Fernandes 2011, Santos et al 2011, Costa et al 2014, Toma and Mendonça Jr 2013.…”

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Diversity of insect galls associated with coastal shrub vegetation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carvalho-Fernandes¹,

Ascendino²,

Maia³

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An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Surveys in the coastal sandy plains (restingas) of Rio de Janeiro have shown a great richness of galls. We investigated the galling insects in two preserved restingas areas of Rio de Janeiro state: Parque Estadual da Costa do Sol and Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Fazenda Caruara. The collections were done each two months, from June 2011 to May 2012. We investigated 38 points during 45 minutes each per collection. The galls were taken to the laboratory for rearing the insects. A total number of 151 insect galls were found in 82 plant species distributed into 34 botanic families. Most of the galls occurred on leaves and the plant families with the highest richness of galls were Myrtaceae and Fabaceae. All the six insect orders with galling species were found in this survey, where Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) was the main galler group. Hymenoptera and Thysanoptera were found as parasitoids and inquilines in 29 galls. The richness of galls in the surveyed areas reveals the importance of restinga for the composition and diversity of gallinducing insect fauna.

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Gall inducing arthropods from a seasonally dry tropical forest in Serra do Cipó, Brazil

Cited by 57 publications

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Gall-inducing insects from Campos de Altitude, Brazil

Gall-inducing insects from Campos de Altitude, Brazil

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

Diversity of insect galls associated with coastal shrub vegetation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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