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Issue: Vol. 5264 No. 3: 14 Apr. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-04-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.8
Page range: 405-417
Abstract views: 323
PDF downloaded: 25

Microlia cayaponia, a new pollen-feeder species from Brazil (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Hoplandriini) and its potential competitionin pollinator activity in Cayaponia plants (Cucurbitaceae)

Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP). São Paulo; SP; Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Instituto de Biociências (IB). São Paulo; SP; Brasil
Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP). São Paulo; SP; Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Instituto de Biociências (IB). São Paulo; SP; Brasil
Coleoptera Bees flower visitor neotropical pollen rove beetle taxonomy

Abstract

Microlia Casey is a genus of small rove beetles from the New World and Australasia. Many species are recorded to be associated with the flowers of Cucurbitaceae, Solanaceae, Asteraceae, and Monimiaceae. In this work, a new species from Brazil associated with flowers of Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae), Microlia cayaponia Zilberman & Pires-Silva sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Aspects of its natural history are also investigated, with insights on foraging, reproduction, and the supposed impact on the plant and pollinator’s fitness.

 

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