Gall cytological, metabolic, and structural traits are established due to the feeding habits of the associated galling herbivores, and sometimes are influenced by other organisms involved in the interaction. We tested this assumption on three gall morphotypes, the globoid, the lenticular, and the fusiform, induced by Cecidomyiidae on leaflets of Inga ingoides (Rich.) Willd. (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Taking for granted that the three Cecidomyiidae galls are induced on the same host plant and organ, we assume that the cytological and histochemical traits of their nutritive cells may be similar, but under the fungi influence, the ambrosia gall cytological profile may be peculiar and reflect on the accumulation of primary metabolites. The ambrosia globoid galls involve three organisms (host plant, gall inducer, and fungi), while the fusiform and the lenticular galls involve two organisms (host plant and gall inducer). The accumulation of primary metabolites is similar among the three gall morphotypes, except for the non-detection of reducing sugars in the fusiform galls. The fungi presence can impact the system but does not define exclusive features for the ambrosia globoid galls when compared to the lenticular and fusiform morphotypes. In fact, the cytological traits have revealed three different cytological mechanisms for food resources availability to the three galling Cecidomyiidae: (a) cell wall destructuring and cell death by fungi intermediation in the ambrosia globoid galls, (b) necrosis-type cell death in the fusiform galls, and (c) maintenance of continuous metabolic activity in the lenticular galls.

瘿细胞学、代谢和结构特征是由于相关的食草动物的摄食习惯而建立的，有时还会受到参与相互作用的其他生物的影响。我们在Inga ingoides传单上由 Cecidomyiidae 诱导的三种瘿形态类型（球状、透镜状和梭形）测试了这一假设（富有。）意志。（豆科：Caesalpinioideae）。理所当然地认为，三种天蛾瘿是在同一宿主植物和器官上诱导的，我们假设它们的营养细胞的细胞学和组织化学特征可能相似，但在真菌的影响下，天竺葵的细胞学特征可能是特殊的并反映关于初级代谢物的积累。球形虫瘿涉及三种生物（寄主植物、瘿诱导剂和真菌），而梭形和豆状瘿涉及两种生物（寄主植物和瘿诱导剂）。三种瘿形态型中初级代谢物的积累相似，除了在梭形瘿中未检测到还原糖。真菌的存在会影响系统，但与豆状和梭形形态类型相比，并没有定义球形虫瘿的独有特征。事实上，细胞学特征揭示了三种不同的细胞学机制，这些细胞学机制可用于三种粘虫科的食物资源：（a）通过真菌中介的细胞壁破坏和细胞死亡，（b）坏死型细胞死亡梭形瘿，和（c）维持豆状瘿中的持续代谢活动。