Specialized herbivore on inflorescence stalks of Trichocentrum undulatum (Orchidaceae) by Melanagromyza sp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Cuba



Título del documento: Specialized herbivore on inflorescence stalks of Trichocentrum undulatum (Orchidaceae) by Melanagromyza sp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Cuba
Revista: Lankesteriana
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000424885
ISSN: 1409-3871
Autores: 2
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Instituciones: 1Florida International University, International Center for Tropical Botany, Miami, Florida. Estados Unidos de América
2Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida. Estados Unidos de América
3The Institute of Ecology and Systematics-National Herbarium “Onaney Muñiz”, La Habana. Cuba
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 18
Número: 3
Paginación: 189-192
País: Costa Rica
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Abstract. Inflorescence stalk herbivory on the Mule Ear orchid ( Trichocentrum undulatum ) has been observed in Cuba, which resembles the specialized herbivory interaction seen in southern Florida between a specialized dipteran, Melanagromyza miamensis (Agromyzidae) and the Mule Ear orchid. We are able to identify the inflorescence herbivore to be the genus Melanagromyza. It is possibly the same species that can be found in southern Florida. The mule-ear orchid is endemic to the Caribbean region, i.e. Cuba, Jamaica and southern Florida. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an apparently specialized inflorescence stalk herbivory by Agromyzid flies on the Mule Ear orchid in Cuba. The herbivory can partially or completely destroy the flowering potential of the impacted plants
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Botánica,
Insectos,
Ecología,
Agromyzidae,
Trichocentrum undulatum,
Orquídea oreja de mula,
Orquídeas,
Especies en peligro de extinción,
Florida,
Oncidiinae,
Herbivoría
Keyword: Botany,
Insects,
Ecology,
Agromizidae,
Trichocentrum undulatum,
Mule ear orchid,
Orchids,
Florida,
Endangered species,
Oncidiinae,
Herbivory
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