Bionomics of Leaf-Mining Insects

Hespenheide, Henry A.

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“…High intimacy at the individual level does not necessarily imply in high specialization at species level, as is well known for some generalist parasites [12]. Nevertheless, owing to the high level of biological integration between individual consumers and their hosts, extreme patterns of specialization, such as monophagy [13], are a common feature of some high-intimacy interactions. In contrast, interactions with lower levels of intimacy, such as those between predators and prey [14], often imply an absence of physiological integration or trophic and physical dependence on any single individual interaction partner.…”

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Interaction intimacy organizes networks of antagonistic interactions in different ways

Pires

Guimarães

2013

J. R. Soc. Interface.

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Interaction intimacy, the degree of biological integration between interacting individuals, shapes the ecology and evolution of species interactions. A major question in ecology is whether interaction intimacy also shapes the way interactions are organized within communities. We combined analyses of network structure and food web models to test the role of interaction intimacy in determining patterns of antagonistic interactions, such as hostparasite, predator -prey and plant -herbivore interactions. Networks describing interactions with low intimacy were more connected, more nested and less modular than high-intimacy networks. Moreover, the performance of the models differed across networks with different levels of intimacy. All models reproduced well low-intimacy networks, whereas the more elaborate models were also capable of reproducing networks depicting interactions with higher levels of intimacy. Our results indicate the key role of interaction intimacy in organizing antagonisms, suggesting that greater interaction intimacy might be associated with greater complexity in the assembly rules shaping ecological networks.

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Interaction intimacy organizes networks of antagonistic interactions in different ways

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Guimarães

2013

J. R. Soc. Interface.

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“…The feeding mark within the plant tissue left by leafmining larvae is a record that enables researchers to obtain information on the life cycle and population dynamics of the miners, and to observe their associations with parasitoids (Hespenheide, 1991). Despite the convenience of these records for research, and the great species diversity of the group, relatively few tropical leaf-mining species have been studied in detail (Hespenheide, 1991;Sinclair and Hughes, 2010).…”

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“…Despite the convenience of these records for research, and the great species diversity of the group, relatively few tropical leaf-mining species have been studied in detail (Hespenheide, 1991;Sinclair and Hughes, 2010).…”

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“…Out of the contributions published in the southern hemisphere, only a few have dealt with the life history and ecology of leaf miners. A larger number of studies correspond to species descriptions and/or deal with economically important organisms (Hespenheide, 1991;Queiroz, 2002;Sinclair and Hughes, 2010). In Brazil, a few studies on the ecology of leaf miners have been published (see D'Araújo and Silva et al,1968;Queiroz, 2002;Queiroz and Garcia, 2009), and a few have dealt with species found at the Restinga biome, for instance Senna appendiculata (Vogel) Wiersema (= S. australis Irwin & Barneby; Leguminosae, Teixeira et al, 1999), Byrsonima sericea DC.…”

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“…Although Bondar (1947) had previously recorded the leaf-mining habit of Tachygonus, leaf mines have been recorded for only a few species (Kogan, 1963;Hespenheide, 1992), and very little has been published about the biology of the genus. Some species have been recorded on host plants in the following families: Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Cecropiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Leguminosae, Malvaceae, Myrtaceae, Rhamnaceae and Ulmaceae (Kogan, 1963; see also D'Araújo and Silva et al, 1968;Hespenheide, 1991 and1992), but none had been recorded on the species of Erythroxylaceae.…”

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A remarkable leaf mine induced by Tachygonus sp.n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Rhamphini) on Erythroxylum subsessile (Erythroxylaceae) with a description of the new species

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In this study, we describe and present original data on the bionomics and ecology of Tachygonus erythroxyli Hespenheide, New Species, on Erythroxylum subsessile (Mart.). Thirty individuals of E. subsessile were analysed every two months, from October, 2006 to October, 2007 at the National Park of Restinga de Jurubatiba (PNRJ) Carapebus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Females of T. erythroxyli lay their eggs singly on the upper surface of the host's leaves. The mine of T. erythroxyli is expanded with three bubbles, each one representing one larval instar. These mines occur throughout the year in at least half of the host plants and are markedly more abundant in summer. We obtained three parasitoid species, making a total of 53% of the rate of parasitism. Cirrospilus sp. (Eulophidae) was the most prevalent and represented 88% of the parasitoids. The great abundance of Tachygonus mines, their high frequency in their host plant, and local monophagy of this leaf miner weevil suggest a close association between T. erythroxyli and Erythroxylum subsessile.Keywords: Tachygonus erythroxyli, Erythroxylum subsessile, leaf miner, restinga.Mina foliar singular induzida por Tachygonus sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Tachygoninae) em Erythroxylum subsessile (Erythroxylaceae) com descrição da nova espécie ResumoNo presente estudo, foram descritos e apresentados os primeiros dados sobre bionomia e ecologia de Tachygonus erythroxyli Hespenheide, New Species, em Erythroxylum subsessile (Mart.). Trinta indivíduos de E. subsessile foram amostrados a cada dois meses, de outubro de 2006 a outubro de 2007, no Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba (PNRJ), Carapebus-Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Fêmeas de T. erythroxyli colocam ovos isolados na face superior das folhas do seu hospedeiro. A mina de T. erythroxyli é do tipo expandida e apresenta um formato de três bolhas, sendo que cada bolha corresponde a um estádio da larva. Essas minas ocorrem ao longo de todo o ano em pelo menos metade das plantas hospedeiras, sendo marcadamente mais abundantes no verão. Foram obtidas três espécies de parasitoides que, juntas, demonstraram uma taxa de parasitismo de 53%. Cirrospilus sp. (Eulophidae) foi a mais abundante e representou 88% dos parasitoides. A grande abundância de minas de Tachygonus, a alta frequência em seu hospedeiro e a monofagia local desse besouro minador de folhas sugere uma forte associação entre T. erythroxyli e Erythroxylum subsessile.Palavras-chave: Tachygonus erythroxyli, Erythroxylum subsessile, minador foliar, restinga.

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Rich specialized insect damage on Pliocene leaves from the Mahuadanr Valley (India) growing under a warm climate with weak seasonality

Adroit,

Hazra,

Denk

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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Plant‐insect interactions play a crucial role in shaping terrestrial ecosystems, influencing abundance and distribution of plant species. In the present study, we investigated leaf‐mining patterns on fossil leaves from Pliocene strata of the Mahuadanr Valley, Jharkhand, eastern India, deposited under a seasonal tropical climate, and reported complex interactions between plants and insects. We identified 11 distinct mining morphotypes. These morphotypes were mainly found on Dipterocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, and Moraceae; similar mining traces were also observed in the contemporary vegetation surrounding the fossil site. Although mining richness was relatively high, only 2.6% of all leaves in the fossil assemblage were mined. We compared mining richness and abundance values with previously reported values for galling. While richness was slightly lower for galling, almost 50% of all fossil leaves were galled. A literature survey on mining and galling patterns in modern vegetation suggests that there is no global explanation for richness of mining or gall‐inducing insects. Thus, low nutrient availability in the ancient forest, dominance of semideciduous leaves with hard texture, and different habitats in the same forest ecosystem, such as well‐drained forests and riparian stands, may all have favored different types of specialized plant–insect interactions.

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Bionomics of Leaf-Mining Insects

Cited by 153 publications

References 93 publications

Interaction intimacy organizes networks of antagonistic interactions in different ways

Interaction intimacy organizes networks of antagonistic interactions in different ways

A remarkable leaf mine induced by Tachygonus sp.n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Rhamphini) on Erythroxylum subsessile (Erythroxylaceae) with a description of the new species

Rich specialized insect damage on Pliocene leaves from the Mahuadanr Valley (India) growing under a warm climate with weak seasonality

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