Insect feeding preferences on Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo city, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Sérgio A. Vanin²  Clécio S. Ramos¹  Elsie F. Guimarães¹  Massuo J. Kato¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Museu de Zoologia and Instituto de Biociências São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Host plant;    Insect-plant interaction;    Piper;    secondary metabolites;    Interações planta-inseto;    metabólitos secundários;    Piper;    planta hospedeira;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262008000100013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Piperaceae species have been placed among the basal angiosperm and are adapted to a variety of habitats including moist forests, secondary vegetation and dry high lands. The major anatomical/morphology features are of small trees, vines, and shrubs for Piper species, while the epiphytic and succulent characteristics are predominant forms among Peperomia species. Their secondary chemistry can be mostly represented by amides, phenylpropanoids/lignoids, and chromenes in addition to a phletoria of biosynthetically mixed-origin secondary compounds. Although several amides and lignans are known as insecticides, several phytophagous insects, among which some considered pests of economic importance, have been observed feeding vigorously on Piperaceae species. Herein we describe the feeding preferences of fourteen phytophagous species of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera over approximately fifty Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, in a long-term basis.

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