First record on the use of leaves of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) and fruits of Emmotum nitens (Icacinacea) by Platyrrhinus lineatus (E. Geoffroy) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

Abstract

During May, June and July of 2004, the feeding habits of Platyrrhinus lineatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) were investigated. Each morning food remains (dry oral pellets, seeds, feces and partly eaten foods) were collected in two day roosts sites located inside the main building at Embrapa Cerrados. Fruits of Emmotum nitens (Benth.) Miers (1852) and leaves of Solanum lycocarpum S. Hil. (1833) were items consumed by P. lineatus. Independent of plant and bat distribution area, the use of Solanum leaves by P. lineatus appears to be common.

Tree-Dwelling Ants: Contrasting Two Brazilian Cerrado Plant Species without Extrafloral Nectaries

“…One Cicadelidae species was very abundant too on the same plants, but it was not associated with ants. Solanum lycocarpum leaves are eaten by several microlepidoptera, especially Symmetrischema chloroneura (Meyrick, 1923) (Gelechiidae) [33], its stems are consumed by gall-forming weevil, Collabismus clitellae Boheman, 1837 (Curculionidae) [34] and its leaves and fruits are eaten by several species of mammals [31,[35][36][37]. Attini nests (Formicidae and Myrmicinae) favor the establishment of seedlings and enhance nutrient in the leaves of S. lycocarpum [38].…”

Morcegos da Bacia do Alto Paraguai: revisão da fauna e distribuição de registros

“…Carvalho, 2017;. Predominantemente frugívora; complementa a dieta com insetos, néctar, pólen e folhas (Aguiar, 2005;Lobova et al, 2009;Munin et al, 2011). Apresenta sobreposição com A. lituratus quanto às espécies de frutos consumidos (M. Marques & Fischer, 2009;Munin et al, 2012).…”

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“…Carvalho, 2017;. Predominantemente frugívora; complementa a dieta com insetos, néctar, pólen e folhas (Aguiar, 2005;Lobova et al, 2009;Munin et al, 2011). Apresenta sobreposição com A. lituratus quanto às espécies de frutos consumidos (M. Marques & Fischer, 2009;Munin et al, 2012).…”