Cephalotes atratus (Hymnoptera: Formicidae) occurrence in a Leptodactylus vastus carcass in the Northeast of Brazil

Authors

  • Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Jenifer Carla Borges da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • Ednilza Maranhão dos Santos Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/rca.v13i2.5096

Keywords:

Frogs, Ant, Conservation Unit.

Abstract

Few studies highlight the fauna of insects that inhabit wild animals corpses, however, the ants are considered an important taxon in the cadaveric colonization. We present the first record of Cephalotes atratus individuals feeding on the corpse of a just deceased Leptodactylus vastus, endemic anuran amphibian from South America.

Author Biographies

Jéssica Monique da Silva Amaral, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Anfíbios e Répteis; Departamento de biologia

Vanessa do Nascimento Barbosa, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Anfíbios e Répteis; Departamento de biologia

Jenifer Carla Borges da Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Anfíbios e Répteis, Departamento de Biologia

Ednilza Maranhão dos Santos, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Anfíbios e Répteis

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Published

2019-08-21

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019)

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