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Evidence for insectivory in two primate species ( Callicebus torquatus lugens and Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha ) from northwestern Amazonia
Author(s) -
Milton Katharine,
Nessimian Jorge L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350060406
Subject(s) - primate , biology , amazon rainforest , zoology , feeding behavior , ecology
Insects were recovered and identified from stomach contents of two Callicebus torquatus lugens and one Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha collected in a remote area of northwestern Amazonia. Both C. torquatus lugens showed little insect matter in stomach contents. Conversely, a minimum of 133 individual insects were recovered from stomach contents of the L. lagothricha lagothricha . These included various larger, rapid forms (Cicadellidae) unlikely to have been inadvertently consumed while the animal was eating fruit.