Ecology and behavior of Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae): new host plant, color polymorphism, maternal care and parasitism

Authors

  • Jean C. Santos Ecologia Evolutiva de Herbívoros Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Fernando A. O. Silveira Ecologia Evolutiva de Herbívoros Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Felipe V. M. Almeida Ecologia Evolutiva de Herbívoros Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Ecologia Evolutiva de Herbívoros Tropicais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2005.22102

Keywords:

Cnidoscolus pubescens, maternal care, parasitism, phenotypic variation

Abstract

The frequency of the different phenotypes, maternal care and parasitism in Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) on a new host plant, Cnidoscolus pubescens (Euphorbiaceae), was studied in an area of Atlantic Forest, in southeastern Brazil. Seven different phenotypes, three not previously recorded, were found among 54 adults. Females were only observed guarding eggs and first-instar nymphs. Unidentified species of Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera) and Spalangia sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) were found parasitizing, eggs and nymphs of P. torridus, respectively.

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2006-02-20

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2005):

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Ecology and behavior of Pachycoris torridus (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae): new host plant, color polymorphism, maternal care and parasitism. (2006). Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 6(2), 107-111. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2005.22102