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Title: New behavior report by Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Southeastern Brazil
Keywords: Atta
Dung beetle
Food Resource
Leaf-cutting ants
Issue Date: 1-Aug-2022
Publisher: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (SEB)
Citation: OLIVEIRA, G. C. S. et al. New behavior report by Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Southeastern Brazil. Entomological Communications, [S.l.], v. 4, p. 1-3, 2022. DOI: 10.37486/2675-1305.ec04023.
Abstract: Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) prey on leaf-cutting ants, using their body for provisioning larvae, as part of the reproductive behavior. Here, we report an observation of a new behavior of C. virens during the predation of Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southeastern Brazil. We observed a C. virens rolling a fruit capsule of Eucalyptus sp., which may indicate an ant’s escape strategy from the predation.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/55360
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