Plukenetia serrata (Vell.) L.J. Gillespie

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 : 21

Plukenetia serrata (Vell.) L.J. Gillespie (n = 1)

Gall: on stem, globoid, brown, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig.9A ).Gall-inducer Coleoptera . Trail: Teresópolis: 360 (26.X.2021).

First record of gall on this plant genus.

Figures

Figure 9. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-B) On Euphorbiaceae: (A) On Plukenetia serrata (Vell.) L.J. Gillespie,stem gall, (B) On Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong,leaf gall, (C-L) On Fabaceae:(C-D) On Copaifera trapezifolia Hayne: (C) leaf gall,(D) bud gall, (E) On Copaifera sp., leaf gall, (F) On Dahstedtia pinnata (Benth.) Malme, stem gall, (G-I) On Dalbergia foliolosa Benth.: (G) bud gall, (H) leaf gall, (I) stem gall, (J-K) On Dalbergia sp. 1: (J) leaf gall, (K) stem gall,(L) On Dalbergia sp.2, leafgall.