Haematophagy and cleptohaematophagy of Clerada apicicornis (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), a potential biological control agent of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Torres, Mariela; Cárdenas, Édgar Enrique Martínez; Perez, Sandra M.; Morales, Alberto

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762000000100022

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“…27 ) introduced into the Western Hemisphere (Schuh and Slater 1995 ). This species has been recorded from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, St. Thomas, and the Virgin Islands in the West Indies and Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela from South America (Slater 1964a ;Morales et al 1969 ;Torres et al 2000 ;Baranowski and Slater 2005 ). Members of the Cleradini have laterally placed ocelli; a short antennal segment III and a short labium not exceeding the base of the head; an unarmed, slender fore femur; the abdomen with all spiracles ventral and without inner laterotergites; an expanded connexival membrane; a secondary longitudinal abdominal suture; complete abdominal sutures between sternal suture IV-V; bifurcate parameres; and eggs with a pseudoperculum (Slater and Woodward 1982 ;Schuh and Slater 1995 ;Slater and Brailovsky 2000 ;Slater et al 2009 ).…”

Section: Tribe Cleradinimentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Elasmolomus sordidus (F.) and Dieuches armatipes (Walker) are potential pest of peanuts (Slater 1972 ;Henry and Froeschner 1993 ). Though documented as feeding on the blood of small rodents (Harrington 1983(Harrington , 1990, Clerada apicicornis Signoret apparently prefers feeding on other insects, including the blood-feeding reduviid Rhodnius prolixus Stål (Torres et al 2000 ).…”

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The Big-Eyed Bugs, Chinch Bugs, and Seed Bugs (Lygaeoidea)

Henry

Dellapé

Paula

2015

Entomology in Focus

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The Lygaeoidea, representing the second largest superfamily in the infraorder Pentatomomorpha, are one of the most diverse groups of Heteroptera with about 700 genera and more than 4,200 species in the world. In the Neotropics, about 184 genera and 836 species are included in 12 of the world's 16 families. For each family, we provide a diagnosis; an overview of the classifi cation; information on the general life history, ecology, and economic importance; and comprehensive keys to subfamilies, tribes, and genera for the Neotropical Region, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies.

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Section: Tribe Cleradinimentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Main Speciesmentioning

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The Big-Eyed Bugs, Chinch Bugs, and Seed Bugs (Lygaeoidea)

Henry

Dellapé

Paula

2015

Entomology in Focus

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“…The majority of the Lygaeidae family (Cleradini tribe), descendants of earlier plant-and grain-eating forms, are normally seed eaters. But, some of them feed on other insects and can, as in the case of the more developed nymphs and adults of Clerada apicicornis (Signoret), steal blood from recently fed triatomines or feed directly on vertebrates in repose under laboratory conditions (Torres et al 2000). Apparently, some members of the Anthocoridae family or flower bugs, specifically Anthocoris pilosus (Jakovlev) and Lyctocoris campestris (Fabricius), are facultative blood consumers.…”

Section: Heteropteramentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution of hematophagous habit in Triatominae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Otálora-Luna

Pérez-Sánchez

Sandoval

et al. 2015

Rev. Chil. de Hist. Nat.

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All members of Triatominae subfamily (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of the Chagas disease, feed on blood. Through evolution, these bugs have fixed special morphological, physiological, and behavioral aptations (adaptations and exaptations) adequate to feed on blood. Phylogeny suggests that triatomines evolved from predator reduvids which in turn descended from phytophagous hemipterans. Some pleisiomorphic traits developed by the reduvid ancestors of the triatomines facilitated and modeled hematophagy in these insects. Among them, mouthparts, saliva composition, enzymes, and digestive symbionts are the most noticeable. However, the decisive step that allowed the shift from predation to hematophagy was a change of behavior. The association of a predator reduvid with nesting vertebrate (≈110 to 32 Ma) permitted the shift from an arthropod prey to a vertebrate host. In this work, we review the phylogeny and dispersion of triatomines and the current controversy over the monophyly or polyphyly of this group. We also discuss how these insects were able to overcome, and even have taken advantage of, diverse ancestral and physical barriers to adapt to sucking blood of nidicolous vertebrates. We provide a Spanish version of this work.

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“…They feed on a variety of plants or animals using mouth parts that are highly efficient for extracting liquid contents of the prey (Carver et al 1991). Phytophagous species suck on vascular tissues or on nutrients stored within seeds (e.g., Korcz 2001;Schooley and Wiens 2003), carnivorous species feed on a variety of small arthropods (e.g., Lucas and Alomar 2002) and a few haematophagous species suck on the blood of vertebrates (e.g., Torres et al 2000).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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How granivorous Coreus marginatus (Heteroptera: Coreidae) recognises its food

Pekár

Hrušková

2006

acta ethol

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Phytophagous insects select their host plant using multiple sensory modalities including vision, olfaction, gustation and mechanoreception. In the laboratory, we investigated the role of vision, olfaction and gustatory sense in the perception of cues released by seeds of different plant species in granivorous Coreus marginatus (Heteroptera: Coreidae). Juvenile insects were put in a choice arena and offered with different seeds on which they feed naturally (Polygonum, Rumex) and seeds which are not their natural food (Stellaria). Individual bugs were manipulated in one of three ways: 1. blackened compound eyes, 2. coated sensillae on antennae, 3. coated tip of labial pouch. Control individuals were not manipulated. The behaviour of each bug was observed for 12 h. Control bugs fed for a significantly longer time than manipulated ones. Individuals with any senses impaired fed on Stellaria, whereas, the control individuals ignored it. The results suggested that seed selection requires information from all three sensory organs: compound eyes, antennae and sensillae on labial pouch. Further research is required to unravel the importance of each sense for the seed selection.

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Haematophagy and cleptohaematophagy of Clerada apicicornis (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), a potential biological control agent of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Abstract: Because of its ability to prey on Triatominae in rural houses

Cited by 10 publications

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The Big-Eyed Bugs, Chinch Bugs, and Seed Bugs (Lygaeoidea)

The Big-Eyed Bugs, Chinch Bugs, and Seed Bugs (Lygaeoidea)

Evolution of hematophagous habit in Triatominae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

How granivorous Coreus marginatus (Heteroptera: Coreidae) recognises its food

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