Phytophagous Neomegalotomus parvus (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) feeding on carrion and feces

The phytophagous bug Neomegalotomus parvus (West.) feeds on pods and seeds of legumes. However, by the first time, in a laboratory colony, adults were found feeding on coespecific nymph and adult cadavers. Second instar nymphs, deprived of leguminous seeds, fed exclusively on died nymphs, reached th...

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Published in:Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2000-12, Vol.29 (4), p.839-841
Main Authors: Ventura, Maurício U., Silva, Jovenil J., Panizzi, Antônio R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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Summary:The phytophagous bug Neomegalotomus parvus (West.) feeds on pods and seeds of legumes. However, by the first time, in a laboratory colony, adults were found feeding on coespecific nymph and adult cadavers. Second instar nymphs, deprived of leguminous seeds, fed exclusively on died nymphs, reached the third instar. In the field, adults of N. parvus were found on animal carrions and feces, apparently feeding. Aggregations of adults were found on dog feces, as well.
ISSN:1981-5328
DOI:10.1590/S0301-80592000000400028