Abstract

Exceto por alguns insetos-pau que säo economicamente valiosos, a maioria das especies pode ser considerada praga florestal, por isso é extremamente importante obter informaçoes sobre o uso de hospedeiros de plantas de mais insetos-pau. Neste artigo, as plantas hospedeiras de tres especies de bicho-pau foram registradas pela primeira vez. Também descobrimos que esses bichos-pau podem se alimentar de flores ou folhas de plantas. Lopaphus unidentatus (Chen & He, 1995) (Phasmida: Lonchodidae) atacou a parede de Hypericum choisianum. ex N. Robson, 1973 (Hypericaceae), Leurophasma dolichocercum Bi, 1995 (Phasmida: Aschiphasmatidae) atacou Antenoron filiforme (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier, 1964 (Polygonaceae) e Megalophasma granulatum Bi, 1995 (Phasmida: Lonchodidae orientaled) atacou Chen, 1991 (Urticaceae). Finalmente, tivemos a sorte de também obter fotos deles se acasalando e se alimentando.

Alternate abstract:

Except for a few stick insects that are economically valuable, most species be considered to be forest pests, so it is extremely important to obtain plant host-use information of more stick insects. In this paper, the plant hosts of three species of stick insects were recorded for the first time. We also discovered these stick insects can feed upon the flowers or leaves of plants. Lopaphus unidentatus (Chen & He, 1995) (Phasmida: Lonchodidae) attacked Hypericum choisianum Wall. ex N. Robson, 1973 (Hypericaceae), Leurophasma dolichocercum Bi, 1995 (Phasmida: Aschiphasmatidae) attacked Antenoron filiforme (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier, 1964 (Polygonaceae) and Megalophasma granulatum Bi, 1995 (Phasmida: Lonchodidae) attacked Debregeasia orientalis C. J. Chen, 1991 (Urticaceae). Finally, we were lucky enough to also obtain photographs of them mating and feeding.

Details

Title
Three first records of stick insects attacking plants (Inseect: Phasmida) in Tibet
Author
Xu, F L 1 ; Jiang, Y J 2 ; Yang, M F 1 ; Da, W 3 ; Yang, X W 2 ; Shi, T Y

 Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China 
 College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China 
 Tibet Plateau Institute of Biology, Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Prefecture, P.R. China 
Pages
1-4
Section
Original Article
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
ISSN
15196984
e-ISSN
16784375
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2685697861
Copyright
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