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Insect galls of the Reserva Biológica Estadual da Praia do Sul (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, RJ)
Valéria Cid Maia
Museu Nacional
Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
email: maiavcid@acd.ufrj.br Jussara Costa de Oliveira
Museu Nacional
Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
keywords
Cecidomyiidae, Diptera, diversity, galls, restinga publication date: 01-10-2010
Abstract
Thirty-six morphotypes of insect galls were recorded for the first time in the Reserva Biológica Estadual da Praia do Sul (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, RJ), being the majority of them comprised of leaf galls (64%). Stem and bud galls were also found (25 and 14%, respectively). Myrtaceae were the plant family with the greatest gall richness of insect galls. Mikania sp. (Asteraceae) and Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) were the super host plant species. The most important galling group was the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), responsible for 75% of the gall morphotypes. Hemipteran and Lepidopteran galls were also recorded (11 and 2.8%, respectively). how to quote this paper
Maia, V. C. and Oliveira, J. C. Insect galls of the Reserva Biológica Estadual da Praia do Sul (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, RJ). Biota Neotrop. Oct/Dec 2010 vol. 10, no. 4 http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v10n4/en/abstract?article+bn04110042010 ISSN 1676-0603. Cited species
Guapira opposita Mikania 