Iphimeis dives (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): first report on Inga edulis (Fabaceae) in Brazil and data on its biology
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Eumolpinae, insect pest, legume, Mimosoideae, urban landscapingAbstract
Iphimeis dives Germar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was recorded feeding on young and mature leaves of Inga edulis Mart. (Fabaceae) plants in the urban area of Lavras, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in Nov 2013 and Nov 2014 at the beginning of the rainy season. Iphimeis dives males and females were brought to the laboratory for species identification, and fecundity characteristics (the proportion of females laying eggs, number of eggs per mass, and the period of time required for an act of oviposition) were determined. Inga edulis is added to the host plant list for I. dives. Each female of this species deposited 69.2 ± 10.6 eggs in a single mass in 2.6 ± 1.1 d (± SE).
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Adultos de Iphimeis dives Germar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) foram registrados alimentando-se de folhas jovens e maduras de plantas adultas de Inga edulis Mart. (Fabaceae) na área urbana de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brasil em novembro de 2013 e novembro de 2014 no início da estação chuvosa. Machos e fêmeas de I. dives foram trazidos ao laboratório para identificação da espécie e as características de fecundidade (número de ovos depositados, de massas de ovos e de ovos por massa e o período de oviposição) foram determinados. Inga edulis é adicionada à lista de plantas hospedeiras para I. dives. Cada fêmea desta espécie depositou 69,2 ± 10,6 ovos em uma massa única em 2,6 ± 1,1 dias (± EP).
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