A new ectoparasitic Aulacothrips (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae) from Amazon rainforest and the significance of variation in antennal sensoria

Autor(es)

Cavalleri, Adriano ; Kaminski, Lucas A. ; Mendonca, Milton S., Jr.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. N/A, n. 3438, p. 7-pg., 2012-08-24.

Resumo

Aulacothrips amazonicus sp.n. is described from Northern Brazil, with larvae and adults ectoparasitic on ant-tended Membracidae (Hemiptera) on Solanum shrubs. This new taxon differs from its congeners by (i) body distinctively paler; (ii) sensoria on antennal segments III & IV much less convoluted; (iii) male tergite IX posterior margin straight and with several long and stout setae. The possible biological significance of interspecific differences in antennal sensoria among Aulacothrips species is discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/51340-8 - Interações simbióticas entre larvas de borboletas e formigas: história natural, morfologia e padrões no uso de plantas hospedeiras
• Beneficiário: Lucas Augusto Kaminski
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