Open AccessFirst Record of Trophobiotic Interaction between a Ponerine Ant and a Cicadelid Bug
Author(s) -
Thadeu SobralSouza,
Ronaldo Bastos Francini.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psyche a journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1687-7438
pISSN - 0033-2615
DOI - 10.1155/2010/372385
Subject(s) - nymph , ant , ecology , biology , rubiaceae
The interactions of the ant Odontomachus bauri with nymphs of the sap-sucking bug Xedreota tuberculata (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) were studied on Sipanea aff. (Rubiaceae) along a trail in an upland forest in the Ecological Reserve of Anavilhanas, AM, Brazil. Five complete interactions at day and at night (about 60 minutes) were analyzed. The care of cicadelid nymphs ranged between 12 and 961 seconds
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