New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, with Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)

Abstract

We provide the first report of larvae of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Gory and Percheron) and H. singuhris (Gory and Percheron) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in nests of Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera: Termitidae: Syntermitinae) and Dwersitermes diversimiles (Silvestri) (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae), respectively. We also provide new information on the life cycle of H. brasiliensis and the feeding behavior of adults of H. singularis. In total, 44 larvae of H. brasiliensis were found in a single nest of C. cumulans in apastureland in Coimbra, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Larvae of H. singularis were found under nests of D. diversimites at two urban parks in the state of Parana, Brazil. ≈15 larvae of H. singulis in different stages of development and some opened pupal cells were found in some nests of D. diversimiles. We increase the number of known termitophilous Hoplopyga species to three and discuss such relationships in light of published data and new information provided here.

Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants

“…; Puker et al . ) and are captured in baited‐traps with fermented fruit (Mudge et al . ; Rodrigues et al .…”

“…; Puker et al . , ) and ant nests (Wheeler ; Cazier & Statham ; Cazier & Mortenson ; Alpert & Ritcher ; Ratcliffe ; Deloya ; Alpert ; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/10.1111/ens.12085/suppinfo).…”

Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS

“…Immature species of Hoplopyga singularis (Gory and Percheron, 1833) were described after being collected in termite nests (Micó et al 2001). Larvae of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Gory and Percheron, 1833) were collected from nests of the termite Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) and H. singularis (Gory and Percheron, 1833) in nests of the termite Diversitermes diversimiles (Silvestri, 1901), where they fed and completed their biological cycle according to Puker et al (2012). Thus, it appears that the immature Hoplopyga can develop in the nests of termites or in decaying wood.…”

Diversidade de Cetoniidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) no Cerrado do Distrito Federal

“…As larvas de apenas 61 espécies são conhecidas e elas podem ser encontradas no solo, em compostos orgânicos (Pejaver & Gujarathi, 2013), bolos fecais secos, troncos de árvores em decomposição (Orozco & Pardo-Locarno, 2004), no tecido de Bromeliaceae (Krell et al, 2002) e em associação com ninhos de formigas e cupins (Puker et al, 2012).…”

“…Estudos com Cetoniidae realizados no Brasil abordaram principalmente descrições de estágios imaturos (Vanin & Costa, 1984;Micó et al, 2000;2001), algumas revisões e descrições de adultos (Ratcliffe & Deloya, 1992;Ratcliffe, 2005;Orozco, 2012) e caracterização da diversidade de espécies (Gonçalves & Louzada, 2005;Puker et al, 2012). A maioria desses estudos ocorreu nas Cetoniidae estão distribuídos em todo o mundo, e não são representados apenas por espécies coloridas com brilho metálico, mas também por espécies com texturas de veludo e traços coloridos que geram padrões (Kumbhar et al, 2012).…”