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Phytobia pluviasilvae Boucher

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: Phytobia pluviasilvae Boucher Material examined. 1♂ (MPEG): Brasil [Brazil], TO [state of Tocantins], Pium / Base [= Research Center] Canguçu / 12 a [to] 21.V.2016 / F. S. Carvalho-Filho [collector] / Busca ativa. 1♂ (MPEG): Brasil [Brazil], TO [state of Tocantins], Pium / Base [= Research Center] Canguçu / 13–14.V.2016 / F. S. Carvalho-Filho [collector] / Prato azul [= blue pan trap]. Comments. This species was recently described in Boucher & Pollet (2025) based on a specimen from the Amazon forest of Mitaraka, French Guiana. Thus, this is the first record from Brazil. The specimen analyzed was found feeding on dead fish at the margin of a large river (Araguaia River), this being the first record of this behavior observed in a species of Phytobia. See natural history section under Phytobia piscivora sp. nov.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15214024

Authors: Carvalho-Filho, Fernando S., Cabá, Emiliano N., Monteiro, Nilton J. S., De-Souza, Caroline C.

Institutions: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893212868

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