Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga
ABSTRACT Historically, theories of protective mimicry have dominated the literature. However, other mimicry hypotheses have gained ground, such as “aggressive mimicry”, in which a predator resembles another organism to achieve greater success in predation. This seems to be the case of Notocyrtus Bur...
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| author | Joshua Pablo Cavalcanti Ayane Suênia-Bastos Mario Cupello Paulo R. M. Duarte Glauco L. N. Martins |
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| description | ABSTRACT Historically, theories of protective mimicry have dominated the literature. However, other mimicry hypotheses have gained ground, such as “aggressive mimicry”, in which a predator resembles another organism to achieve greater success in predation. This seems to be the case of Notocyrtus Burmeister, 1835, a genus remarkable for its mimicry of stingless bees through the development of a series of morphological and behavioral similarities. This paper records Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) as a potential mimetic of Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Apidae: Meliponinae). Individuals of both species were observed together on the leaves of an Ipomoea cavalcantei D.F. Austin (Convolvulaceae Juss.) (Carajás flower), in the Carajás National Forest, Pará State, Brazil. So far, only a quarter of the Notocyrtus species have been reported with their mimetic models; additional records are needed for a better understanding of the mimetic relationships and their functions not only in the genus, but in Reduviidae as a whole. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-196d0184a377433d9be8aea2feb47f442025-08-20T04:02:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia1806-96652025-08-0169310.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2025-0015Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon cangaJoshua Pablo Cavalcantihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1285-0745Ayane Suênia-Bastoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3443-745XMario Cupellohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-134XPaulo R. M. Duartehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-8068Glauco L. N. Martinshttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-7398-9909ABSTRACT Historically, theories of protective mimicry have dominated the literature. However, other mimicry hypotheses have gained ground, such as “aggressive mimicry”, in which a predator resembles another organism to achieve greater success in predation. This seems to be the case of Notocyrtus Burmeister, 1835, a genus remarkable for its mimicry of stingless bees through the development of a series of morphological and behavioral similarities. This paper records Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) as a potential mimetic of Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Apidae: Meliponinae). Individuals of both species were observed together on the leaves of an Ipomoea cavalcantei D.F. Austin (Convolvulaceae Juss.) (Carajás flower), in the Carajás National Forest, Pará State, Brazil. So far, only a quarter of the Notocyrtus species have been reported with their mimetic models; additional records are needed for a better understanding of the mimetic relationships and their functions not only in the genus, but in Reduviidae as a whole.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262025000300206&lng=en&tlng=enAggressive mimicryBrazilCarajás National ForestIpomoea cavalcantei |
| spellingShingle | Joshua Pablo Cavalcanti Ayane Suênia-Bastos Mario Cupello Paulo R. M. Duarte Glauco L. N. Martins Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Aggressive mimicry Brazil Carajás National Forest Ipomoea cavalcantei |
| title | Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga |
| title_full | Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga |
| title_fullStr | Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga |
| title_short | Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug Notocyrtus fornicatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) in the Amazon canga |
| title_sort | ptilotrigona lurida smith 1854 hymenoptera apidae a stingless bee as the potential mimetic model of the assassin bug notocyrtus fornicatus fabricius 1794 hemiptera reduviidae harpactorinae in the amazon canga |
| topic | Aggressive mimicry Brazil Carajás National Forest Ipomoea cavalcantei |
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