New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries

New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries. Feeding by Exoplectra miniata (Germar) on extrafloral nectaries of Inga edulis Mart. was observed in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first record of this behavior for Exoplectrini.

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Main Authors: Almeida,Lúcia M., Corrêa,Geovan H., Giorgi,José A., Grossi,Paschoal C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000300023
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