Psychotria leiocarpa Cham. & Schltdl.

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 : 43

Psychotria leiocarpa Cham. & Schltdl. (n = 2)

Gall: on leaf, globoid, furrowed, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 22F ). Gall-inducer: Dasineura sp. ( Cecidomyiidae ). Trails: Teresópolis: Cachoeira Ceci-Peri (13.IX.2021), Casa do Pesquisador (13.IX.2021), Primavera (13.IX.2021), Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021), Cartão Postal (15.IX.2021, 24.V.2022), Mozart-Catão to Primavera (25.X.2021), 360 (26.X.2021), Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021, 25.V.2022), Suspensa (25. XI.2021), Bosque Santa Helena (26.XI.2021), PoÇo Dois Irmãos (26.XI.2021), Centro de OperaÇÕes to Camping (28.III.2022), Barragem road (between Camping and Alojamento) (25.IV.2022), Barragem road (from Casa do Pesquisador to Alojamento (30.III.2022) ; Guapimirim: Ponte Velha (29.III.2022), PoÇo Verde (31.III.2022), Circular (26.IV.2022), Museu Von Martius (27.IV.2022), Mãe d′Água (24.V.2022). This gall was previously recorded in SP ( Maia et al., 2008) .

Gall on leaf, globoid, extralaminar, brown, with trichomes ( Fig. 22G ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Trail: Guapimirim: Circular (26.IV.2022).

First record of this gall morphotype on P.leiocarpa .

Figures

Figure 22. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil):(A-L) On Rubiaceae: (A-D) On Palicourea sessilis (Vell.) C.M.Taylor:(A) leaf gall, (B) leaf gall,(C) stem gall,(D) bud gall,(E) On Psychotria appendiculata Müll. Arg.,leaf gall,(F-G) On Psychotria leiocarpa Cham.& Schltdl.:(F) leaf gall,(G) leaf gall,(H) On Psychotria nuda (Cham.& Schltdl.)Waw,leafgall,(I-J) On Psychotriapallens Gardner:(I) stemgall,(J)leafpetiolegall,(K-M)On Psychotriasuterella Müll.Arg.:(K) leaf gall,(L) stem gall,(M) bud gall,(N) On Psychotria sp.1, leafgall.