Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado

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Autor(a) principal: DINIZ, I. R.
Data de Publicação: 1999
Outros Autores: MORAIS, H. C., BOTELHO, A. M. F., VENTUROLI, F., CABRAL, B. C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UnB
Texto Completo: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25483
https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71081999000400012
Resumo: Nine lactiferous plants of five families were examined for caterpillars in a 4 ha cerrado sensu stricto (savanna-like vegetation) area of the University of Brasília Experimental Farm (DF, Brazil), from August 1995 to May 1997. In 5,540 censuses, less than 5% of the plants hosted caterpillars. All the caterpillars found, a total of 55 species in 15 families were reared under laboratory conditions. Pyralidae, Geometridae, Elachistidae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae were the richest caterpillar families recorded. Of the 55 species, more than 40% were polyphagous, feeding on different host plant families, while 21 were considered rare species with less than four records during the study period. The species' rareness did not permit any analysis of diet breadth. The presence of latex in the host plants seems to affect both the proportion of host plants with caterpillars (abundance) and the caterpillar species richness. The habit of eating plants that characteristically produce latex occurs in several distantly-related lepidopteran families. The results support the argument that specific behaviors to circumvent plant latex defense may have arisen independently many times in the Lepidoptera.
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spelling Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerradoFauna de Lepidoptera associada a plantas lactíferas do cerradoLepidopteraCerradosLátexLepidopteraPlantas-hospedeirasDietaNine lactiferous plants of five families were examined for caterpillars in a 4 ha cerrado sensu stricto (savanna-like vegetation) area of the University of Brasília Experimental Farm (DF, Brazil), from August 1995 to May 1997. In 5,540 censuses, less than 5% of the plants hosted caterpillars. All the caterpillars found, a total of 55 species in 15 families were reared under laboratory conditions. Pyralidae, Geometridae, Elachistidae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae were the richest caterpillar families recorded. Of the 55 species, more than 40% were polyphagous, feeding on different host plant families, while 21 were considered rare species with less than four records during the study period. The species' rareness did not permit any analysis of diet breadth. The presence of latex in the host plants seems to affect both the proportion of host plants with caterpillars (abundance) and the caterpillar species richness. The habit of eating plants that characteristically produce latex occurs in several distantly-related lepidopteran families. The results support the argument that specific behaviors to circumvent plant latex defense may have arisen independently many times in the Lepidoptera.Nove espécies de cinco famílias de plantas hospedeiras lactíferas foram examinadas, a procura de lagartas, em uma área de cerca de 4 ha de cerrado sensu stricto na Fazenda Água Limpa da Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brasil, de agosto de 1995 a maio de 1997. Foram realizados 5.540 censos e em menos de 5% das plantas hospedeiras foram encontradas lagartas. Todas as lagartas encontradas foram criadas em condições de laboratório. No laboratório emergiram 55 espécies de 15 famílias de Lepidoptera. As famílias mais comuns foram Pyralidae, Geometridae, Elachistidae, Megalopygidae e Limacodidae. Do total de 55 espécies mais de 40% são certamente polífagas. Entretanto, 21 espécies podem ser consideradas raras com menos de quatro ocorrências, o que impede uma análise de dieta. De um modo geral a presença de látex nas plantas hospedeiras parece afetar a abundância e a riqueza de espécies de Lepidoptera. Espécies de Lepidoptera de famílias distantes filogeneticamente foram encontradas alimentando-se dessas plantas lactíferas, o que corrobora a sugestão de que comportamentos específicos desenvolvidos para alimentar-se de plantas com látex tenham evoluido várias vezes entre os lepidópteros.Em processamentoInstituto Internacional de Ecologia2017-12-07T04:28:49Z2017-12-07T04:28:49Z1999info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfRev. Bras. Biol.,v.59,n.4,p.627-635,1999http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25483https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71081999000400012DINIZ, I. R.MORAIS, H. C.BOTELHO, A. M. F.VENTUROLI, F.CABRAL, B. C.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessengreponame:Repositório Institucional da UnBinstname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNB2024-08-28T16:26:10Zoai:repositorio.unb.br:10482/25483Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://repositorio.unb.br/oai/requestrepositorio@unb.bropendoar:2024-08-28T16:26:10Repositório Institucional da UnB - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
Fauna de Lepidoptera associada a plantas lactíferas do cerrado
title Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
spellingShingle Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
DINIZ, I. R.
Lepidoptera
Cerrados
Látex
Lepidoptera
Plantas-hospedeiras
Dieta
title_short Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
title_full Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
title_fullStr Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
title_full_unstemmed Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
title_sort Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado
author DINIZ, I. R.
author_facet DINIZ, I. R.
MORAIS, H. C.
BOTELHO, A. M. F.
VENTUROLI, F.
CABRAL, B. C.
author_role author
author2 MORAIS, H. C.
BOTELHO, A. M. F.
VENTUROLI, F.
CABRAL, B. C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv DINIZ, I. R.
MORAIS, H. C.
BOTELHO, A. M. F.
VENTUROLI, F.
CABRAL, B. C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Lepidoptera
Cerrados
Látex
Lepidoptera
Plantas-hospedeiras
Dieta
topic Lepidoptera
Cerrados
Látex
Lepidoptera
Plantas-hospedeiras
Dieta
description Nine lactiferous plants of five families were examined for caterpillars in a 4 ha cerrado sensu stricto (savanna-like vegetation) area of the University of Brasília Experimental Farm (DF, Brazil), from August 1995 to May 1997. In 5,540 censuses, less than 5% of the plants hosted caterpillars. All the caterpillars found, a total of 55 species in 15 families were reared under laboratory conditions. Pyralidae, Geometridae, Elachistidae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae were the richest caterpillar families recorded. Of the 55 species, more than 40% were polyphagous, feeding on different host plant families, while 21 were considered rare species with less than four records during the study period. The species' rareness did not permit any analysis of diet breadth. The presence of latex in the host plants seems to affect both the proportion of host plants with caterpillars (abundance) and the caterpillar species richness. The habit of eating plants that characteristically produce latex occurs in several distantly-related lepidopteran families. The results support the argument that specific behaviors to circumvent plant latex defense may have arisen independently many times in the Lepidoptera.
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