Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)

<span>In the Brazilian savanna, myrmecophilous lycaenids are often found in many shrubs feeding on plant reproductive structures while are tended by ants, but only recently the role of both ants and food on the occurrence of lycaenids have received attention. In this study, we investigated the...

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Autores principales:	Estevão Alves-Silva, Alexandra Bächtold, Gudryan J. Barônio, Kleber Del-Claro
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	Brazilian savanna larval food florivory myrmecophily Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:029b573035d54e9b9610d8a25039927a2021-12-02T10:50:02ZInfluence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.30-34https://doaj.org/article/029b573035d54e9b9610d8a25039927a2013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/26https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<span>In the Brazilian savanna, myrmecophilous lycaenids are often found in many shrubs feeding on plant reproductive structures while are tended by ants, but only recently the role of both ants and food on the occurrence of lycaenids have received attention. In this study, we investigated the influence of </span><em>Camponotus blandus</em><span> (Formicinae) and flower bud abundance on the occurrence of </span><em>Parrhasius polibetes</em><strong>, </strong><span>a florivorous lycaenid species that occurs in </span><em>Banisteriopsis malifolia</em><span>(Malpighiaceae). We also examined to what extent larval florivory was deleterious to plant reproductive outputs. Ant-exclusion experiments revealed that most </span><em>P. polibetes </em><span>individuals were found on branches with free </span><em>C. blandus </em><span>access. Nonetheless, the occurrence of larvae was not related to the abundance of these ants and flower buds, indicating that the presence, rather than the abundance of mutualistic ants and food, influenced the occurrence of </span><em>P. polibetes</em><span>. Larvae were attended by </span><em>C. blandus</em><span>, which antennated frequently the dorsal nectary organ of larvae. Larval florivory was not deleterious to the plant. </span><em>Banisteriopsis malifolia</em><span> produces thousands of buds simultaneously and larvae feed only on a small portion of flower buds. The occurrence of </span><em>P. polibetes</em><span> in</span><em>B. malifolia</em><span> is advantageous for the larvae, since this plant supports mutualistic ants and plenty of food resources.</span>Estevão Alves-SilvaAlexandra BächtoldGudryan J. BarônioKleber Del-ClaroUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleBrazilian savannalarval foodflorivorymyrmecophilyZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 30-34 (2013)
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topic	Brazilian savanna larval food florivory myrmecophily Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Brazilian savanna larval food florivory myrmecophily Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Estevão Alves-Silva Alexandra Bächtold Gudryan J. Barônio Kleber Del-Claro Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
description	<span>In the Brazilian savanna, myrmecophilous lycaenids are often found in many shrubs feeding on plant reproductive structures while are tended by ants, but only recently the role of both ants and food on the occurrence of lycaenids have received attention. In this study, we investigated the influence of </span><em>Camponotus blandus</em><span> (Formicinae) and flower bud abundance on the occurrence of </span><em>Parrhasius polibetes</em><strong>, </strong><span>a florivorous lycaenid species that occurs in </span><em>Banisteriopsis malifolia</em><span>(Malpighiaceae). We also examined to what extent larval florivory was deleterious to plant reproductive outputs. Ant-exclusion experiments revealed that most </span><em>P. polibetes </em><span>individuals were found on branches with free </span><em>C. blandus </em><span>access. Nonetheless, the occurrence of larvae was not related to the abundance of these ants and flower buds, indicating that the presence, rather than the abundance of mutualistic ants and food, influenced the occurrence of </span><em>P. polibetes</em><span>. Larvae were attended by </span><em>C. blandus</em><span>, which antennated frequently the dorsal nectary organ of larvae. Larval florivory was not deleterious to the plant. </span><em>Banisteriopsis malifolia</em><span> produces thousands of buds simultaneously and larvae feed only on a small portion of flower buds. The occurrence of </span><em>P. polibetes</em><span> in</span><em>B. malifolia</em><span> is advantageous for the larvae, since this plant supports mutualistic ants and plenty of food resources.</span>
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author	Estevão Alves-Silva Alexandra Bächtold Gudryan J. Barônio Kleber Del-Claro
author_facet	Estevão Alves-Silva Alexandra Bächtold Gudryan J. Barônio Kleber Del-Claro
author_sort	Estevão Alves-Silva
title	Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
title_short	Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
title_full	Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
title_fullStr	Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
title_full_unstemmed	Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)
title_sort	influence of camponotus blandus (formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of parrhasius polibetes (lepidoptera: lycaenidae) in banisteriopsis malifolia (malpighiaceae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/029b573035d54e9b9610d8a25039927a
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Influence of Camponotus blandus (Formicinae) and flower buds on the occurrence of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Banisteriopsis malifolia (Malpighiaceae)

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