Two myrmecophilous scale insects, Cryptostigma urichi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera, Coccidae) and Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae), cohabiting inside branches of Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. (Fabales, Fabaceae) in the Cerrado area of São Paulo State, Brazil Duas cochonilhas mirmecófilas, Cryptostigma urichi (Cockerell) (Hemiptera, Coccidae) e Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae), coabitando no interior de ramos de Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. (Fabales, Fabaceae) em área de Cerrado do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
The soft scale Cryptostigma urichi (Cockerell, 1894) and the mealybug Farinococcus multispinosus Morrison, 1922 are reported cohabiting inside branches of Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. (Angico-preto), both tended by the ant Azteca oecocordia Longino, 2007 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). This inter...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2012-12-01
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