Los insectos galícolas en Schinus fasciculata (Anacardiaceae) en el Espinal del centro de Argentina

Galls are the most complex interaction between plants and insects during the course of their evolution. The species of galling insects are found in the most of biogeographic regions, but mainly in xeric habitats, as the Espinal eco-region, located in the Pampa Biogeographic Region, Chacoan Subregion. Schinus fasciculata (Griseb.) I. M. Johnst. (Anacardiaceae) it is a tree or shrub, representative from the Espinal eco-region, which supports several kinds of galls. Our objectives are to identify the insect species that induce leaves and stem galls on Schinus fasciculata, in an Espinal relict fro...