Abstract
In this study two new galls are presented, one in Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) and the other Casearia sylvestris (Salicaceae) for the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI) Southeast, Brazil. Host plants were found at different points along the Ruy Braga trail. Samples of the morphotypes of each species were photographed in the field and characterized for shape, color, occurrence in plant organs and indumentum. The two morphotypes were induced in the leaf, and the galls on G. opposita were induced by a species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) and the galls on C. sylvestris were induced by a species of Liothrips sp. (Thysanoptera). With these new records the number of galls morphotypes in the PNI increases to 489. Assigning the PNI as an area with the highest number of insect galls and host plant species already registered in Atlantic Forest inventories. Keywords: Cecidomyiidae; Insect-plant interaction; Galling insect; Atlantic Forest.
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