Association of the stilt bug Jalysus ossesae Henry (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) with myrmecophytic plants of the genus Maieta (Melastomataceae) in an upland forest area in central Amazon, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorOsses, Francini
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Eduardo G.
dc.contributor.authorRomero, Gustavo Q. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T20:16:38Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T20:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2007-04-01
dc.description.abstractMaieta guianensis Aubl. and M. poeppigii Mart. ex. Triana (Melastomataceae) are among the most common myrmecophytic plants in the Amazonian forest understory. These myrmecophytes are colonized exclusively by the ants Pheidole minutula Mayr or Crematogaster sp. and usually host two other arthropods, the spider Faiditus subflavus Exline and Levi and the recently described stilt bug Jalysus ossesae Henry. In this study, the association between J. ossesae and the myrmecophytic plants M. guianensis and M. poeppigii in an upland forest area in central Amazon, Brazil, is described. The presence of the stilt bugs on M. guianensis and M. poeppigii and on plants around these myrmecophytes was recorded in five transects. The number and position of the stilt bugs on the leaf surface (upper or lower) and leaf type (with or without domatia) of these myrmecophytes, as well as their behavioral acts, were recorded. Jalysus ossesae was found only on the myrmecophytic plants M. guianensis and M. poeppigii. The stilt bug occurred at similar frequencies on M. guianensis and M. poeppigii, and the number of leaves significantly influenced the presence and number of stilt bugs on these myrmecophytes. Feeding, agonistic interaction between males, and mating were observed. Our data indicate that J. ossesae uses the myrmecophytes M. guinanensis and M. poeppigii as reproductive and foraging sites.en
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pos-graduacao em Ecologia e Conservacao de Recursos Naturais Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, 38400-902, Uberlândia, MG
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica IBILCE Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Cristovao Colombo, 2265, 15054-000, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica IBILCE Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Cristovao Colombo, 2265, 15054-000, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP
dc.format.extent331-337
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, v. 109, n. 2, p. 331-337, 2007.
dc.identifier.issn0013-8797
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34247589192
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/224896
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnimal-plant interaction
dc.subjectAnt-plants
dc.subjectHemiptera
dc.subjectHost plants
dc.subjectMaieta guianensis
dc.subjectMaieta poeppigii
dc.subjectTrichomes
dc.titleAssociation of the stilt bug Jalysus ossesae Henry (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Berytidae) with myrmecophytic plants of the genus Maieta (Melastomataceae) in an upland forest area in central Amazon, Brazilen
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