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Insect galls in two areas of Cerrado sensu stricto vegetation in Caetité, Bahia State, Brazil. a-b. Anacardium humile; c. Annonaceae Indet. d. Annona leptopetala; e-f. Duguetia furfuracea; g. Moquiniastrum paniculatum; h. Pseudobrickellia brasiliensis; i. Maytenus sp.; j. Combretum leprosum; k. Erythroxylum suberosum; l. Erythroxylum stipulosum; m. Alchornea tiliifolia; n. Manihot tripartita; o. Ocotea lancifolia;p-r. Calliandra dysantha; s. Calliandra macrocalyx; t. Mimosa gemmulata.
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This study inventoried and characterized the richness of galling insects based on gall morphotypes and their host plants in two Cerrado sensu stricto areas of Caetité municipality in Bahia State, Brazil, to aid the identification of galling insects and their host plants, as well as to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of local biodiversi...
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... gall morphotypes occurred on a single plant organ; only one gall morphotype induced on Moquiniastrum paniculatum (Less.) G. Sancho (Asteraceae) was observed on both stems and leaves (Table I , Fig. 1g). ...
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... and 30 in MP), and solitary (n = 58, 41 in JB and 17 in MP) or grouped (n = 55, 32 in JB and 23 in MP). Gall color were green, brown, red, yellow, orange, gray, white, black or purple, being the brown color the most frequent (n = 44, 26 in JB and 18 in MP). The globoid leaf galls of Combretum leprosum Mart. (Combretaceae) could be green, yellow (Fig. 1j) red, or ...
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... Gall inventories are essential to know the richness of gall-inducing insects and their host plants, moreover they provide reliable data on the identification of the host plants and of gall-inducing insects, plus the detailed characterization of the gall. As example, we can mention some recent inventories: Campos et al. (2021), Maia & Mascarenhas (2022), and Proença & Maia (2023). Furthermore, new species of gall-inducing insects (as Clinodiplosis cecropiae Proença & Maia, 2020 and Distinctamyia matogrossensis Proença & Maia, 2021, for example), as well as the associated fauna, can be discovered during these inventories (Campos et al., 2021;Maia & Mascarenhas, 2022;Proença & Maia, 2023), thus contributing to knowledge about the biological interactions between different guilds. ...
... As example, we can mention some recent inventories: Campos et al. (2021), Maia & Mascarenhas (2022), and Proença & Maia (2023). Furthermore, new species of gall-inducing insects (as Clinodiplosis cecropiae Proença & Maia, 2020 and Distinctamyia matogrossensis Proença & Maia, 2021, for example), as well as the associated fauna, can be discovered during these inventories (Campos et al., 2021;Maia & Mascarenhas, 2022;Proença & Maia, 2023), thus contributing to knowledge about the biological interactions between different guilds. In addition, these studies increase knowledge of regional biodiversity and help in the search for patterns of distribution of the gall-inducing species involved; these data can be used in the preparation of management plans and biodiversity conservation of both natural and priority areas for conservation of flora and fauna (Silva et al., 2011). ...
... Investigations on the richness of gall-inducing insects and their host plants have been carried out in different phytophysiognomies in Brazil , including cerrado s.s. (e.g., Araújo et al., 2014;Campos et al., 2021), caatinga (e.g., Santos et al., 2011a;Carvalho-Fernandes et al., 2012), restinga (e.g., Maia, 2001Maia, , 2018, rocky fields (e.g., Carneiro et al., 2009b;Coelho et al., 2013a), dry tropical forest (Coelho et al., 2009), montane fields (Coelho et al., 2013b), and moist forest (e.g., Julião et al., 2005;Almada & Fernandes, 2011). There are still large gaps in our knowledge about the richness of gall-inducing insects of several phytophysiognomies of Northeastern Brazil, due to the large area and scattered studies con-centrated in two of its nine states, Bahia and Pernambuco (Santos et al., 2011b;Carvalho-Fernandes et al., 2012;Costa et al., 2014a, b;Nogueira et al., 2016;Alcântara et al., 2017;Brito et al., 2018;Santos et al., 2018;Silva et al., 2018;Vieira et al., 2018;Santos et al., 2019;Santana et al., 2020;Campos et al., 2021;Santos-Silva et al., 2022). ...
We surveyed insect galls and their host plants in areas of Caatinga and Cerrado in the municipality of Rio de Contas, in the extreme south of the Chapada Diamantina (Bahia state), between 703 and 1,897 m altitude, in order to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of local biodiversity. The survey was conducted in eight locations, adopting the random walking methodology for sampling, four in Caatinga and four in Cerrado, covering distinct phytophysiognomies (cerrado sensu stricto, gallery forest, shrubby caatinga, riparian forest, and rocky field). Eighty-four different insect gall morphotypes were reported, 48 (57.14%) of them on 42 host species in Cerrado and 36 (42.86%) on 24 host species in Caatinga. Most galls occurred on leaves (48.72%) and were globoid (53.76%), glabrous (52.92%), isolated (55.44%), usually one-chambered (61.32%), and brown (25.2%). The gall-inducing insects identified belonged to Lepidoptera (n = 1), Thysanoptera (n = 1), Hemiptera (n = 2), and Diptera (Cecidomyiidae) (n = 16). This was the first inventory of galls in the Chapada Diamantina, so all records are new for the region. We also recorded the first occurrences of galls on two Cerrado plant species and on two in the Caatinga. We found a significant positive correlation between gall richness and plant species richness, suggesting that radiation of gall-inducing insects may be associated with plant species richness.
