First record of Pachybrachis Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) on Spermacoce verticillata L. (Rubiaceae) and synthesis of its plant associations in Brazil

Autor: Jefferson Duarte-de-Mélo, Suianne Oliveira dos Santos Cajé, Iracilda Maria de Moura Lima
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista Peruana de Biología, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp e20133-e20133 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1561-0837
1727-9933
DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v28i3.20133
Popis: This study reports Pachybrachis sp. association with a new host, Spermacoce verticillata L. (Rubiaceae). It synthesizes Brazil locality records and host plant records from literature. Specimens of adults and larvae were collected on the host in an urban area of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Larvae and adults were reared on the host plant in the laboratory, using fresh plant tissue daily.
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