Annals of the 2nd Symposium on the Biology of Galls

NEW STATE RECORD OF TWO GALL MIDGE SPECIES (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) IN BRAZIL

Published in 05/05/2021 - ISBN: 978-65-5941-213-6

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NEW STATE RECORD OF TWO GALL MIDGE SPECIES (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) IN BRAZIL
Authors
  • Barbara Proença Do Nascimento
  • Valéria Cid Maia
Modality
Videoposter
Subject area
Biology of Galls
Publishing Date
05/05/2021
Country of Publishing
Brasil
Language of Publishing
en-US
Paper Page
https://www.even3.com.br/anais/2ndbiologyofgalls/329124-new-state-record-of-two-gall-midge-species-(diptera-cecidomyiidae)-in-brazil
ISBN
978-65-5941-213-6
Keywords
Anisodiplosis waltheriae, Asphondylia sanctipetri, Cerrado, insect galls, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães
Summary
Anisodiplosis waltheriae Maia, 2005 induces galls on leaves, buds and inflorescences of Waltheria indica L. (Malvaceae). The galls are spherical to conical, covered with short light yellow to light brown trichomes and have one chamber where a single larva can be found. W. indica is a perennial herbaceous plant considered a common invader of Cerrado areas, and found in all Brazilian territory. Asphondylia sanctipetri Urso-Guimarães & Amorim, 2002 induces green and glabrous galls on leaf veins and petioles of Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire et al. (Araliaceae) a tree commonly known as “morototó”. S. morototoni occurs in all Brazilian states and it is very susceptible to the attack of fungi and insects. The objective of this study was to register the first record of A. waltheriae and A. sanctipetri in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The field work was done in Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães (PNCG), in Chapada and Cuiabá municipalities, Midwest Region of Brazil, for 15 days each. Individuals of Waltheria indica and Schefflera morototoni were investigated for galls in ten different trails. This is the first record of Anisodiplosis and Asphondylia species to the state of Mato Grosso. It is also the first record of Anisodiplosis to Cerrado areas. This new record is important because the Cecidomyiidae fauna is poorly known in Brazil. Mato Grosso is the third largest Brazilian state, in its west-central area, and the only one with the presence of three phytogeographic domains: Amazon rainforest, Cerrado and Pantanal. There are so far five species of Cecidomyiidae known to Mato Grosso: four of them were collected at PNCG: Bruggmannia chapadensis Proença and Maia, 2018; Lopesia andirae Garcia, Lima, Calado and Uso-Guimarães, 2017; Lopesia chapadensis Garcia & Urso-Guimarães, 2018 and Lopesia mataybae Garcia & Urso-Guimarães, 2018; and one of them from the campus of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Schizomyia tuiuiu Urso-Guimaraes & Amorim, 2002. Therefore, this is the sixth and seventh record of a Cecidomyiidae species in Mato Grosso. A. waltheriae was previously recorded in the states of Minas Gerais and Pernambuco, in areas of Atlantic forest and Caatinga, respectively. A. sanctipetri was previously recorded in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás and Pernambuco, in areas of Cerrado and Atlantic forest. Both host plant species occur in all Brazilian states, but the distribution of the gall midges is more restrict. This restriction could be explained by the scarcity of insect galls inventories in many areas of Brazil. Therefore, according to the hypothesis of specificity of gall midges, we assume that probably A. waltheriae and A. sanctipetri may occur where their host plants are distributed.
Title of the Event
2nd Symposium on The Biology of Galls
Title of the Proceedings of the event
Annals of the 2nd Symposium on the Biology of Galls
Name of the Publisher
Even3
Means of Dissemination
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NASCIMENTO, Barbara Proença Do; MAIA, Valéria Cid. NEW STATE RECORD OF TWO GALL MIDGE SPECIES (DIPTERA, CECIDOMYIIDAE) IN BRAZIL.. In: Annals of the 2nd Symposium on the Biology of Galls. Anais...Rio de Janeiro(RJ) UFRJ, 2021. Available in: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/2ndbiologyofgalls/329124-NEW-STATE-RECORD-OF-TWO-GALL-MIDGE-SPECIES-(DIPTERA-CECIDOMYIIDAE)-IN-BRAZIL. Access in: 09/05/2026

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