New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries

Abstract

New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries. Feeding by Exoplectra miniata (Germar) on extrafloral nectaries of Inga edulis Mart. was observed in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first record of this behavior for Exoplectrini.

Keywords

• Exoplectra miniata
• Exoplectrini
• Inga edulis
• Leguminosae
• recurso alimentar