Where host plant goes, galls go too: new records of the Neotropical galling Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) associated with Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. (Calophyllaceae)

Where host plant goes, galls go too: new records of the Neotropical galling Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) associated with Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. (Calophyllaceae)

Calophyllum brasiliense, a Neotropical species, hosts seven galling Cecidomyiidae reported only for Brazil. Our hypothesis is the distribution of the galling insects associated with C. brasiliense is similar to that of the host plant. We checked gall occurrence by field sampling and by searching dat...

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Published in:Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 1924 - 8
Main Authors: Arriola, Ígor Abba, Melo Júnior, João Carlos Ferreira de, Mouga, Denise Monique Dubet da Silva, Isaias, Rosy Mary Dos Santos, Costa, Elaine Cotrim
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sofia Pensoft Publishers 2016
Subjects:
Calophyllum
Cecidomyiidae
Galls
Host plants
Insects
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Summary:Calophyllum brasiliense, a Neotropical species, hosts seven galling Cecidomyiidae reported only for Brazil. Our hypothesis is the distribution of the galling insects associated with C. brasiliense is similar to that of the host plant. We checked gall occurrence by field sampling and by searching data in literature and herbaria. Current results indicate that the occurrence of galling Cecidomyiidae associated with C. brasiliense extends to 13 Brazilian states, as well as to 11 countries of Neotropical America.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/12.4.1924