First record of egg sac predation of the fly Pseudogaurax cingulatus Sabrosky (Diptera, Chloropidae) upon spider Tetragnatha sp. (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in northern Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.04

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Biodiversity, Oscinellinae, Geographic distribution, Taxonomy, Neotropic

Abstract

Pseudogaurax Malloch is a worldwide genus of Chloropidae with 33 species in the Neotropical region and 12 occurring in Brazil. The genus is well-known for the feeding habits of its larvae which attack egg masses and larvae of several arthropods, usually breeding in the egg sacs of spiders. In this study, we expanded the distribution of P. cingulatus to northern Brazil and recorded for the first time the species preying on Tetragnatha egg sacs. In addition, diagnosis, digital images and a distribution map are provided.

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  • Paula Raile Riccardi, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia

    Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

  • Diego Galvão de Pádua, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia (CPEN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia

    Campus II, Avenida André Araújo, 2.936, Petrópolis, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, AM, Brasil.

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2021-01-07

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Riccardi, P. R., & Pádua, D. G. de. (2021). First record of egg sac predation of the fly Pseudogaurax cingulatus Sabrosky (Diptera, Chloropidae) upon spider Tetragnatha sp. (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in northern Brazil. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 61, e20216104. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.04

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