10 research outputs found
Diversity of bryophytes in priority areas for conservation in the Atlantic forest of northeast Brazil
Seasonality of reproduction of epiphytic bryophytes in flooded forests from the Caxiuan茫 National Forest, Eastern Amazon
Epiphytic microlichens as indicators of phytosociological differentiation between Caatinga and Brejos de Altitude
Richness and abundance of the cardini group of Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest biomes in northeastern Brazil
Diversity of gall-inducing insects in the high altitude wetland forests in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil
We report on the richness of galling insects in the altitudinal wetland forests of Pernambuco State, Northeastern Brazil. We found 80 distinct types of insect galls on 49 species of host plants belonging to 28 families and 35 genera. Most of the galled plant species belong to Nyctaginaceae, Fabaceae, Meliaceae, Sapindaceae and Myrtaceae. The most common gall were spheroid and globoid; most galls were glabrous, predominantly green and with one chamber, and on the leaves. Most galls were induced by Cecidomyiidae (Diptera). The results of this study contribute to existing knowledge richness of galling insects and host-plant diversity in the altitudinal wetland forests of Northeastern Brazil