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Insect galls from savanna and rocky fields of the Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
G. Wilson Fernandes,Raquel Costa Araujo,Simone Costa Araujo,Julio Antonio Lombardi,Alexandre Silva de Paula,Raimundo Loyola Junior,Tatiana Cornelissen +6 more
- Vol. 22, pp 221-244
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Most insect galls (82.6%) were caused by the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) and leaves were the most frequently galled plant organs (51.7%).Abstract:
.ABSTRACT. The dtstribution of galls formed by insects on several host plants in xeric and mesic habitats was studied rn severallocalities of the Jequitinhonha Valley (Espinhaço Mountains) .northeast of Minas Gerais State; 236 morphologically distinct insect galls were obtained. Galls were found on several organs of 134 plant species of 127 families. Most insect galls (82.6%) were caused by the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera). Leaves were th'e most frequently galled plant organs (51.7%). Gall externa1 morphology was highly variable. but th~ most common shape was. elliptical, of single occurrence andread more
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