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http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/55360| Title: | New behavior report by Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Southeastern Brazil |
| Keywords: | Atta Dung beetle Food Resource Leaf-cutting ants |
| Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2022 |
| Publisher: | Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (SEB) |
| Citation: | OLIVEIRA, G. C. S. et al. New behavior report by Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Southeastern Brazil. Entomological Communications, [S.l.], v. 4, p. 1-3, 2022. DOI: 10.37486/2675-1305.ec04023. |
| Abstract: | Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) prey on leaf-cutting ants, using their body for provisioning larvae, as part of the reproductive behavior. Here, we report an observation of a new behavior of C. virens during the predation of Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southeastern Brazil. We observed a C. virens rolling a fruit capsule of Eucalyptus sp., which may indicate an ant’s escape strategy from the predation. |
| URI: | http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/55360 |
| Appears in Collections: | DCF - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
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