Psychotria suterella Müll. Arg.

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 suterella Müll. Arg. (n = 3)

Gall: on leaf, conical, green or red, with short trichomes, one-chambered ( Fig. 22k ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae .

Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Successors: Thysanoptera.

Trails: Teresópolis: Cachoeira de Papel (14.IX.2021), 360 (26.X.2021), Suspensa (25.XI.2021, 26.XI.2021).

Gall: on stem, fusiform, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 22L ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trail: Teresópolis: Suspensa (26.XI.2021).

Gall: on bud, globoid, green, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 22M ). Gall-inducer: Cecidomyiidae . Parasitoids: Hymenoptera . Trail: Teresópolis: Suspensa (26.XI.2021).

First records of gall on this plant species.

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.