Flower-Inhabiting Sap Beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Carpophilinae) in Guatemala
2018
Yoshimoto, Jiichiro | Powell, Gareth S. | Cline, Andrew R.
We report three species of Nitops Murray (Nitidulidae: Carpophilinae) sampled from fallen and freshly withered flowers of the columnar cactus Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto) Buxb. (Cactaceae) in a subtropical dry forest in Guatemala. Our observations suggest that adults of these species oviposit inside the flowers during or prior to the blooming period, and the larvae feed on floral tissues. Larval feeding likely occurs without damaging floral ovaries due to flower abscission.
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书目信息
出版者
Taylor & Francis
其它主题
Feeding habit; Cacti and succulents; Tropical dry forests; Anthophily; Saproflorivory; Florivory; Nitops; Cactus; Stenocereus pruinosus; Plant ovary
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-27
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