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

The interactions of the ant Odontomachus bauri with nymphs of the sap-sucking bug Xedreota tuberculata (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) were studied on Sipanea aff. (Rubiaceae) along a trail in an upland forest in the Ecological Reserve of Anavilhanas, AM, Brazil. Five complete interactions at day and at n...

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Main Authors: Thadeu Sobral Souza, Ronaldo B. Francini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/372385