Two myrmecophilous scale insects, Cryptostigma urichi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae), cohabiting inside branches of Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. (Fabales, Fabaceae) in the Cerrado area of São Paulo State, Brazil

Autor:	André R. Nascimento, Ana L. B. G. Peronti, Takumasa Kondo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	interação formiga-cocóideos Azteca oecocordia interações trofobióticas Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, Vol 56, Iss 4, Pp 511-514 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1806-9665 0085-5626
DOI:	10.1590/S0085-56262012000400019
Popis:	The soft scale Cryptostigma urichi (Cockerell, 1894) and the mealybug Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison, 1922 are reported cohabiting inside branches of Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. (Angico-preto), both tended by the ant Azteca oecocordia Longino, 2007 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). This interaction was observed in the Cerrado region sensu stricto, at the Federal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, Brazil. A. oecocordia is recorded for the first time in Brazil.
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