Mikania cf. ternata (Vell.) B.L. Rob.

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 : 15

Mikania cf. ternata (Vell.) B.L. Rob. (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf midvein, fusiform, green, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 6L ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trails: Teresópolis: Barragem to Cachoeira de Papel entrance (14.IX.2021), Guapimirim: PoÇo Verde (31. III.2022).

Goetz et al. (2018) reported the same gall on this plant in RS.

Figures

Figure 6. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-T) On Asteraceae:(A) On Lepidaploa sp., stem gall, (B-C) On Mikania cf. campanulata Gardner:(B) leaf gall, (C) stem gall, (D-E) On Mikania cf.confertissima Sch.Bip.: (D) leaf vein,(E) leaf petiole, (F-H) On Mikania hirsutissima DC.:(F) leaf midvein gall,(G) bud gall,(H) leaf gall, (I-K) On Mikania cf.paniculata DC.: (I) leaf gall,(J) bud gall,(K) leaf gall,(L) On Mikania cf.ternata (Vell.) B.L. Rob., leaf gall, (M) On Mikania sp.1, leafgall,(N) On Mikania sp.2, leafgall,(O-Q)On Mikania sp.3: (O) leaf gall,(P) budgall,(Q) stem gall,(R)On Piptocarpha quadrangularis(Vell.) Baker, leaf gall,(S-T) On Piptocarpha sp.:(S) bud gall,(T) stem gall.