Checklist of host plants of insect galls in the state of Goiás in the Midwest Region of Brazil

Biodivers Data J. 2015 Nov 13:(3):e6835. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e6835. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Background: Surveys of host plants of insect galls have been performed in different regions of Brazil. The knowledge of species of host plants of insect galls is fundamental to further studies of plant-galling insect interactions. However, a list of host plant species of gall-inducing insects has not yet been compiled for the flora of the Midwest Region of Brazil.

New information: We provide a compilation of the plant species reported to host insect galls in the Cerrado of the state of Goiás in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Altogether we found records for 181 species of 47 families of host plants, which hosted 365 distinct gall morphotypes.

Keywords: Cerrado; Goiás; Neotropical savannas; galls; host plants; plant-insect interactions.