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Provedor de dados: 	92	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	First observation of alternative food usage (extrafloral nectar) by the assassin bug Atopozelus opsimus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)	
Autores: 	Guillermo-Ferreira,Rhainer; Cardoso-Leite,Ricardo; Gandolfo,Rafael.	
Data: 	2012-12-01	
Ano: 	2012	
Palavras-chave: 	Foraging; Heteroptera; Herbivory; Leguminosae; Predator.	
Resumo: 	Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) are voracious insects that prey on other arthropods. Recent evidences have pointed out that these predators also feed on plant derived substances in rare opportunities. The present study describes the feeding behavior of the reduviid Atopozelus opsimus on extrafloral nectaries of Inga vera (Fabaceae) in a Neotropical savanna area. It was investigated if the insects feed more frequently of extrafloral nectar or prey, and if individuals of different stages of development vary according to feeding behavior. Notably, the results suggest that the diet of all instars and adults consist mainly of extrafloral nectar (N = 1013), in detriment of captured prey ingestion (N = 18). Also, there was no variation on feeding behavior and life stage.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262012000400014	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia	
Relação: 	10.1590/S0085-56262012000400014	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia  v.56 n.4 2012	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess