Floral association of adult Cyclocephala tucumana Brethes and Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius) with passion flowers (Passiflora edulis Sims)

Bruno Mateus Ribeiro Dias; Sérgio Roberto Rodrigues

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v11i2.738

Authors

Bruno Mateus Ribeiro Dias Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul
Sérgio Roberto Rodrigues Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v11i2.738

Keywords:

Cyclocephalini, Dynastinae, Food resource, Passifloraceae, Scarabaeidae, Recurso alimentar

Abstract

Abstract. Adults of Cyclocephala tucumana Brethes and Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius) were sampled in yellow passionflower flowers, being the first record of C. tucumana associated with flowers of this plant.

Associação floral de adultos de Cyclocephala tucumana Brethes e Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius) com flores de maracujá (Passiflora edulis Sims)

Resumo. Adultos de Cyclocephala tucumana Brethes e Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius) foram amostrados em flores de maracujá amarelo, sendo o primeiro registro de C. tucumana associada com flores dessa planta.

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