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Diversity of Hemiptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) and Their Natural Enemies Diversity of Hemiptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) and Their Natural Enemies on Caryocar brasiliense (Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) Trees in the Brazilian Cerrado Author(s): Germano Leão Demolin Leite , Ronnie Von dos Santos Veloso , José Cola Zanuncio , Jatnel Alonso , Paulo Sérgio Fiuza Ferreira , Chrystian Iezid Maia Almeida , Geraldo Wilson Fernandes and José Eduardo Serrão Source: Florida Entomologist, 99(2):239-247. Published By: Florida Entomological Society https://doi.org/10.1653/024.099.0213 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.099.0213 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. 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Diversity of Hemiptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) and their natural enemies on Caryocar brasiliense (Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) trees in the Brazilian Cerrado Germano Leão Demolin Leite1,*, Ronnie Von dos Santos Veloso2, José Cola Zanuncio2, Jatnel Alonso3, Paulo Sérgio Fiuza Ferreira2, Chrystian Iezid Maia Almeida1, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes4, and José Eduardo Serrão5 Abstract The Cerrado occupies about 23% of the Brazilian territory and is characterized by great diversity of plants and insects and a great degree of endemism, and Caryocar brasiliense A. St.-Hil. (Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) is widely distributed in this region. The diversity and abundance of hemipterans and their natural enemies were studied on trees of C. brasiliense in the Cerrado, pasture, and anthropic area in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. We observed 1 rare, 8 common, and 1 frequent species of sucking insects; and 2 rare, 7 common, and 6 frequent species of natural enemies. Sucking insects and their natural enemies were most abundant in the pasture and least abundant in the Cerrado. Increasing diversity indices and numbers of species and individuals of sucking insects were followed by similar trends in the populations of natural enemies. Increasing populations of sucking insects led to greater numbers of individuals of ants, green lacewings, predator thrips, and ladybeetles. Aluminum level positively affected the number of species and individuals, and the pH of the soil reduced those of sucking insects. Leafhoppers had greater numbers on plants on soils with low pH values and high aluminum levels, but the opposite was noted for the aphids. Key Words: aphid; leafhopper; mealybug; predator; pequi Resumen Lo Cerrado ocupa alrededor del 23% del territorio brasileño y se caracteriza por una gran diversidad de plantas y de insectos y un alto grado de endemismo, y Caryocar brasiliense A. St.-Hil. (Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) está ampliamente distribuido en esta región. La diversidad y abundancia de Hemiptera y sus enemigos naturales fueron estudiados en los árboles de C. brasiliense en el Cerrado, pastos, y en el área antrópica, en Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Una rara, ocho comunes, y una especie constantes de los insectos chupadores, y dos raros, siete comunes, y seis espe- cies constantes de enemigos naturales fueron observados. Insectos chupadores y enemigos naturales fueron más abundantes en los pastos y menos abundantes en el Cerrado. Mayor número de especies de insectos chupadores y sus enemigos naturales fueron encontrados en el pasto que en el Ce- rrado. El aumento de índice de diversidad, número de especies y individuos de insectos chupadores fueron seguidos por un comportamiento similar de los enemigos naturales. El aumento de las poblaciones de insectos chupadores condujeron a un mayor número de individuos de hormigas, crisopa verde, depredadores de trips y mariquitas. Nivel de aluminio afectó positivamente el número de especies e individuos, y el pH del suelo reduce las de los insectos chupadores. Las chicharritas había un mayor número de plantas sobre suelos con un pH más bajo y el nivel de aluminio superior, sino todo lo contrario se observó para los pulgones. Palabras Clave: pulgones; chicharritas; cochinillas; depredadores; pequi Caryocar brasiliense A. St.-Hil. (Malpighiales: Caryocaraceae) trees Caryocar brasiliense trees are protected by Brazilian laws and have a wide distribution in the Brazilian Cerrado (Brandão & Gavilanes thus left in deforested areas of the Cerrado. However, in northern 1992; Bridgewater et al. 2004; Leite et al. 2006a) and can form a canopy Minas Gerais State, in general, their natural regeneration is re- of over 10 m height and 6 m width (Leite et al. 2006a, 2011a,b, 2012). stricted to areas with impoverished soils (sandy or rocky outcrop) The fruits have a mesocarp rich in oil, vitamins, and proteins and con- (Leite et al. 2006a). Isolated trees suffer high leaf, flower, and fruit tain many compounds of medicinal importance. The tree is also used damage from sucking insects (personal communication from col- by humans for food, the production of cosmetics and lubricants, and in lectors of fruits), but this damage is poorly studied (Araújo 1995), the pharmaceutical industry (Araújo 1995; Segall et al. 2005; Ferreira mainly due to lack of specialists (Freitas & Oliveira 1996; Oliveira & Junqueira 2007; Garcia et al. 2007; Khouri et al. 2007). This plant is 1997; Lopes et al. 2003; Boiça et al. 2004; Leite et al. 2009, 2011a,b, the main source of income in many communities (Leite et al. 2006a). 2012). 1Insetário G.W.G. de Moraes, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CP: 135. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brasil 2Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36571-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil 3Instituto de Ciencia Animal, Apartado Postal 24, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba 4Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil 5Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36571-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil *Corresponding author; E-mail: [email protected] 2016 — Florida Entomologist — Volume 99, No. 2 239 240 2016 — Florida Entomologist — Volume 99, No. 2 The diversity and abundance of arthropods can vary among en- palum notatum Flüggé) and 100 C. brasiliense trees per ha (for detailed vironments, and several hypotheses can explain this fact: 1) complex description of the sites see Leite et al. 2006a, 2011a). environments increase the number of herbivore species and their Mature C. brasiliense trees were 4.07 ± 0.18 m high (mean ± stan- predators associated with a host plant and, generally, decrease their dard error) with a crown width of 2.87 ± 0.13 m in the Cerrado; 5.20 abundance (Auslander et al. 2003; Lazo et al. 2007); 2) host plant at- ± 0.18 m high with a crown width of 3.96 ± 0.14 m in the pasture; and tributes such as complex architecture can increase the diversity of her- 3.79 ± 0.15 m high with a crown width of 1.66 ± 0.13 m in the anthropic bivorous insects (Espírito-Santo et al. 2007); and 3) soil characteristics area (Leite et al. 2006a, 2011a). We used the plant data already pub- that are favorable to trees can indirectly effect herbivorous insects lished by Leite et al. (2006a, 2011a) and collected from the same plants (e.g., through nutritional quality) (Auslander et al. 2003; Espírito-Santo and areas. et al. 2007). Leaves of C. brasiliense are alternate, trifoliate, and with high tri- We tested, for the first time, these 3 hypotheses—complex envi- chome density; flowers are hermaphrodite but mostly cross-pollinat- ronments, host plant attributes, and soil characteristics—in relation to ed (Araújo 1995). Fruit production is annual, and C. brasiliense trees the diversity and abundance of Hemiptera herbivores and their natu- bloom between Jul and Sep (dry period) with fructification from Oct ral enemies on C. brasiliense trees in 3 areas. Each area represented to Jan (rainy season) (Leite et al. 2006a). Fruits are a drupe with 1 to unique habitat conditions: 1) preserved Cerrado, 2) Cerrado cleaned 4 seeds, weigh 158.49 ± 8.14 g (fresh weigh), and have a volume of for pasture, and 3) Cerrado converted to urban development, i.e., an 314.90 ± 20.93 cm3 (Leite et al. 2006a). anthropic area (a university campus). STUDY DESIGN The design was completely randomized with 12 replications (1 tree Materials and Methods per replicate) and 3 treatments (areas). Caryocar brasiliense trees were identified in a 600 m straight line per area, and every 50 m a random STUDY SITES plant was evaluated. Mature trees of C. brasiliense (producing fruits) were randomly sampled per collection, except in the anthropic area, The study was conducted in the municipality of Montes Claros, where trees were evaluated every time. Minas Gerais State, Brazil, during 3 consecutive years (Jun 2008 The number of Hemiptera and arthropod natural enemies was eval- through Jun 2011) in 3 areas of a region
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