Das Larven‐Pfeilgift der Buschmänner

Neuwinger, Hans Dieter; Scherer, Gerhard

doi:10.1002/biuz.19760060303

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“…So far as is known, all larvae retain feces ( Chaboo et al 2007 ). Late 4 th instar larvae of some species are dug up, crushed, and their hemolymph is applied to hunting arrows by the San (Bushmen) in Namibia and Botswana ( Neuwinger and Scherer 1976 ; Roodt 1993 ; Chaboo et al 2007 ; Chaboo 2011 ).…”

Section: Natural History Of Other Blepharida -mentioning

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Biology of Blepharida-group flea beetles with first notes on natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 an endemic flea beetle from southern India (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

Prathapan¹,

Chaboo²

2011

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The biology, host plants, and pest status of Podontia Dalman, 1824 species are reviewed. Natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 a flea beetle endemic to southern India, is reported for the first time. It is distributed from the Western Ghats Mountains westward to the plains. Clusiaceae is reported as a new host plant family for Blepharida-group species, with Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N. Robson (Clusiaceae) as the host plant for Podontia congregata. Pentatomid bugs attack the larvae but not eggs, pupae, or adults. A new egg parasitoid species, Ooencyrtus keralensis Hayat and Prathapan, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), was discovered. Aspects of Podontia congregata host selection, life cycle, and larval fecal defenses are consistent with its inclusion in the Blepharida-genus group.

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