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First Record of Trophobiotic Interaction between a Ponerine Ant and a Cicadelid Bug

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The interactions of the antOdontomachus bauriwith nymphs of the sap-sucking bugXedreota tuberculata(Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) were studied onSipaneaaff. (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.

Source: Psyche A Journal of Entomology

DOI: 10.1155/2010/372385

Authors: Thadeu Sobral Souza, Ronaldo B. Francini

Institutions: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Universidade Católica de Santos

Language: English

Topic: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,000

Funder: Universidade Estadual de Campinas