New Records of Anuran Predation by Giant Water Bugs of the Genus Lethocerus in Argentina (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

IF 0.6 4区生物学 Q4 ZOOLOGY

Current Herpetology Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI:10.5358/hsj.38.110

Alberto Taffarel, Juan M Boeris, Nestor Fariña, P. J. Torres, E. Krauczuk, J. M. Ferro

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Abstract

Abstract The aim of this paper is to report 10 predation events of anuran amphibians by giant water bugs of the genus Lethocerus in different localities in northeastern Argentina. With the exception of Scinax fuscovarius and Physalaemus biligonigerus, they are all new records of adult anurans being prey to these invertebrates. We conclude that this interaction is of extremely importance in the regulation of amphibian populations and should be studied in a thorough manner.

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阿根廷巨型水蝽属捕食无尾蝇的新记录(半翅目:水蝽科)

摘要本文的目的是报道阿根廷东北部不同地区发生的10起无尾两栖动物被Lethocerus属巨型水虫捕食的事件。除了黄颡鱼（Scinax fuscovarius）和黄颡鱼目（Physalaemus biligonigerus）外，它们都是成年无尾类动物捕食这些无脊椎动物的新记录。我们得出的结论是，这种相互作用在两栖动物种群的调节中极其重要，应该进行彻底的研究。

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Current Herpetology Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology

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1.20

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： Current Herpetology publishes original research articles on amphibians and reptiles. It is the official journal of the Herpetological Society of Japan and is a continuation of Acta Herpetologica Japonica (1964–1971) and Japanese Journal of Herpetology (1972-1999).