Insects found in birds’ nests from Argentina: Anumbius annumbi (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves: Furnariidae)
Turienzo, Paola
Iorio, Osvaldo Di
Zootaxa
2008
1871
1
55
94W
41094
[151,309,751,777]
Insecta
Dermestidae
Animalia
Coleoptera
37
38
Arthropoda
family
Long black larvae [sp. 1] = Trogodermasp. 1 Flat orange larvae [sp. 2] = Trogodermasp. 2 Brown hairy larvae [sp. 3] = Trogodermasp. 3 [black adults] Large orange larvae [sp. 4] = Trogoderma pectinicornisReitter, 1881 Long orange larvae [sp. 5] = Trogodermasp. 5 These larvae feed on dead insects found inside nests. The dead insect species used as food were present as hibernants and died inside ( Table 2). In addition, other insect remains were present (see section III). Adults of Trogodermacan be distinguished from other Dermestidaegenera by the presence of a median ocellus, and the segment I of tarsus III being longer than segment II ( Kingsolver 1987).