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      New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries

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          New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries. Feeding by Exoplectra miniata (Germar) on extrafloral nectaries of Inga edulis Mart. was observed in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first record of this behavior for Exoplectrini.

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          Novo registro de um coccinelídeo predador (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) alimentando-se de nectário extrafloral. A alimentação de Exoplectra miniata (Germar) em nectários extraflorais de Inga edulis Mart. foi observada em Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Este é o primeiro registro deste comportamento para Exoplectrini.

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          Biology of Coccinellidae

          Ivo Hodek (1973)
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            Extrafloral Nectaries and Protection by Pugnacious Bodyguards

            B Bentley (1977)
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              The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico

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                Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
                Rev. Bras. entomol.
                Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia (São Paulo )
                1806-9665
                September 2011
                : 55
                : 3
                : 447-450
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Paraná Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Brazil
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                S0085-56262011000300023
                10.1590/S0085-56262011000300023
                a856681f-67b8-4074-a07b-a860d95bfeab

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Alimentary resources,Exoplectra miniata,Exoplectrini,Inga edulis,Leguminosae,recurso alimentar

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