New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Lúcia M. Almeida²  Geovan H. Corrêa²  José A. Giorgi¹  Paschoal C. Grossi² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Paraná Departamento de Zoologia Laboratório de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Coleoptera (Insecta)Curitiba PR

关键词: Alimentary resources;    Exoplectra miniata;    Exoplectrini;    Inga edulis;    Leguminosae;    Exoplectra miniata;    Exoplectrini;    Inga edulis;    Leguminosae;    recurso alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262011005000028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries. Feeding by Exoplectra miniata (Germar) on extrafloral nectaries of Inga edulis Mart. was observed in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first record of this behavior for Exoplectrini.

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