Predatory behavior of Pseudodorus clavatus (Diptera, Syrphidae) on aphids tended by ants

Bächtold, Alexandra; Del‐Claro, Kleber

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262013005000030

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“…Larvae of P. clavatus have a high efficiency in the predation of A. craccivora, besides being considered the most abundant and important syrphid predator in South America (Auad 2003). This predator occurs in several agronomic crops, such as citrus, cabbage, cucumber, and wheat, and may be associated with other aphid pests, e.g., Toxoptera citricidus (Kirkaldy), Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Aphis gossypi (Glover) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), A. spiraecola (Patch) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), and B. brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Auad & Trevizani 2005;Bächtold & Del-Claro 2013;De La Pava & Sepulveda-Cano 2015).…”

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Natural Enemies Associated with Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae) in Northeast Brazil

França¹,

Júnior²,

Neto³

et al. 2018

Florida Entomologist

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Section: Natural Enemiesmentioning

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Natural Enemies Associated with Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae) in Northeast Brazil

França¹,

Júnior²,

Neto³

et al. 2018

Florida Entomologist

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“…The biology and life cycle of D. clavata have been studied mainly in the laboratory under captive rearing (Belliure and Michaud 2001; Auad 2003; Torrealba and Arcaya 2014; Arcaya et al . 2018), but it is also known to be predatory on aphids tended by ants in nature (Bächtold and Del‐Claro 2013). Regarding previous morphological studies of the preimaginal stages of D. clavata , the descriptions made so far are generally incomplete and superficial.…”

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First data about the preimaginal morphology of Austroscaeva occidentalis (Shannon, 1927) and re‐description of larvae and pupae of Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Syrphidae)

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Preimaginal morphology of Austroscaeva occidentalis (Shannon, 1927) is described for the first time, and the morphology of larvae and pupae of Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius, 1794) is updated based on material obtained from captive rearing of wild females from Argentina and Venezuela, respectively. We describe the morphology of the third instar larva, head skeleton and puparium using optical microscopy, cryo‐scanning and scanning electron microscope. The immature stages of both New World flower fly species are analysed and compared with the known preimaginal morphology of other taxa that belong to the evolutionary lineage of Eupeodes‐Scaeva, where Austroscaeva Láska, Mazánek & Mengual, 2018, and Dioprosopa Hull, 1949, form a Neotropical radiation within, together with the genus Notosyrphus Vockeroth, 1969. Larvae of all members of this lineage have abdominal segments 5 and 6 with the tips of the locomotory prominences facing posteriorly, and the anal segment with a characteristic U‐shaped grasping organ. Two other larval synapomorphies of this group of genera are the presence of metathoracic setae accompanying ventral sensilla, and the abdominal segments 1–7 with an extra lobe on each locomotory prominence. These two last characters cannot be assessed for Macrosyrphus Matsumura, 1917, and Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 1967, based on published information on larval descriptions. Despite a similar colouration pattern of the fully grown larvae, larval morphology of A. occidentalis and D. clavata are quite distinct. The preimaginal morphology of A. occidentalis has a mixture of morphological characters from the taxa Scaeva Fabricius, 1805, Semiscaeva Kuznetzov, 1985, and Dioprosopa. The larvae of D. clavata show several unique diagnostic features, such as the presence of a slightly serrate outline due to the great development of the segmental spines and a pinnate ornamentation of the setae of its dorsal and dorsolateral sensilla. Regarding their biological cycle, the length of the preadult stages of A. occidentalis is almost 5 days longer than the length observed for D. clavata. In addition, new DNA barcodes are provided for A. occidentalis.

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Aphid-Tending Ants and Their Effects on Natural Enemies Used in the Biological Control

Canedo-Júnior

Monteiro²,

Queiroz

et al. 2019

Natural Enemies of Insect Pests in Neotropical Agroecosystems

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Predatory behavior of Pseudodorus clavatus (Diptera, Syrphidae) on aphids tended by ants

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Natural Enemies Associated with Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae) in Northeast Brazil

Natural Enemies Associated with Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae) in Northeast Brazil

First data about the preimaginal morphology of Austroscaeva occidentalis (Shannon, 1927) and re‐description of larvae and pupae of Dioprosopa clavata (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Aphid-Tending Ants and Their Effects on Natural Enemies Used in the Biological Control

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