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Species and interaction diversity in plants and phytophagous insects
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| Author(s): |
Marina R. Braun
;
Mário Almeida-Neto
;
Rafael D. Loyola
;
Angelo P. Prado
[4]
;
Thomas M. Lewinsohn
[5]
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Neotropical Entomology; v. 37, n. 1, p. 97-99, 2008-02-00. |
| Abstract | |
Agromyzidae is a large and cosmopolitan fly family with approximately 2,500 known species. Here we present 22 new records of agromyzid-host plant associations. Plants were sampled from 2002 to 2005 in São Paulo state, Brazil. A total of eight agromyzid species were reared from 18 Asteraceae host species. The genus Melanagromyza Hendel was the commonest. This is the first detailed study reporting associations between non-leafmining Agromyzidae and their host plants in Brazil. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 03/02548-1 - Effect of the degradation of habitat on community patterns and properties of trophic networks between plants and phytophage insects |
| Grantee: | Mário Almeida Neto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |