Niedenzuella poeppigiana (A. Juss.)W.R. Anderson

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 : 27

Niedenzuella poeppigiana (A. Juss.)W.R. Anderson (n =3)

Gall: on stem, fusiform, woody, brown, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 12G ) Gall-inducer: not determined.

Trails: Teresópolis: Primavera (13.IX.2021), Cartão Postal (15.IX.2021), PoÇo do Beija-Flor (07.XII.2021).

Gall: on bud, fusiform, brown, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 12H ). Gall-inducer: not determined. Trail: Teresópolis: Mozart-Catão (27.X.2021).

Gall: on leaf, conical, furrowed, brown, glabrous, one-chambered ( Fig. 12I ). Gall-inducer : not determined. Trails : Teresópolis : Barragem road (from Casa do Pesquisador to Alojamento) (30.III.2022) ; Guapimirim : Circular (26.IV.2022) .

First records of gall on this plant species.

Maia & Mascarenhas (2017) reported a leaf gall on other congeneric species in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia.

Figures

Figure 12. Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (RJ, Brazil): (A-I) On Malpighiaceae: (A) On Bunchosia cf. maritima (Vell.) J.F. Macbr., stem gall, (B-D) OnBunchosia sp.1, (B) leafgall,(C) budgall,(D) petiolegall,(E)OnHeteropterys sp.1, leafpetiolegall,(F)On Heteropteryssp.2,stemgall,(G-I)On Niedenzuella poeppigiana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson:(G) stem gall, (H) bud gall,(I) leaf gall, (J)On Bertolonia acuminata Gardner (Melastomataceae),bud gall.