[Occurrence of Stethorus (Stethotrus) minutalus Gordon & Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on cotton plant in Brazil].
This report has the objective of registering, for the first time in Brazil, the predator Stethorus (Stethorus) minutalus Gordon & Chapin (Scymninae, Stethorini). Larvae and adults were observed feeding on eggs and nymphs of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), on cotton plants under greenhouse condition in Piracicaba, SP. Probably, this coccinelid is an introduced species in the Country.
Silva
Leonardo D
LD
Univ. Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60021-970, Brazil. dantasleo@yahoo.com.br
Bonani
Jean P
JP
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D003368:Gossypium / Q000469:parasitology*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000469:parasitology*