Gregarious behavior of two species of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Mexico

Authors

  • Fatima Magdalena Sandoval Becerra
  • Geovanni Miguel Rodríguez Mirón Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • José Luis Barragán-Ramírez Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Sara López Pérez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v26i2.7069

Keywords:

Gregariousness, Tortoise beetles, Physonota, Ogdoecosta, Bromeliaceae

Abstract

Herein we report for the first time, the aggregation behavior of tortoise beetles Physonota humillis Boheman and Ogdoecosta epilachnoides (Champion), observed in inter-specific aggregation.

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2019-07-24

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2019)

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