Living fruits of Psychotria brachyceras Müll. Arg. (Rubiaceae) as the main larval host of Zygothrica orbitalis (Sturtevant, 1916) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Living fruits of Psychotria brachyceras Müll. Arg. (Rubiaceae) as the main larval host of Zygothrica orbitalis (Sturtevant, 1916) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

ABSTRACT Zygothrica is a genus of Drosophilidae (Diptera) whose species utilize flowers and fungi for breeding sites, with records of fungi being used as courtship arena. Due to this habit, its representation in Drosophilidae surveys using banana-baited traps is generally low. However, Zygothrica or...

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Main Authors: Mayara Ferreira Mendes, Monica Laner Blauth, Raquel Lüdtke, Marco Silva Gottschalk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2024-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Drosophila suzukii
host plant association
larval breeding
oviposition site
trophic resource
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