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- Title
Pollen analysis of the crop contents of adult Oedemeridae (Coleoptera) in Bulgaria.
- Authors
ATANASSOVA, JULIANA; SIVILOV, OGNYAN
- Abstract
Pollen analysis of crop samples was used to identify the food sources of species of beetles of the family Oedemeridae in Bulgaria. A total of 21 species and subspecies were examined; pollen was present in the crops of 18 of the species. Our study is the first to provide information on the food sources of four species and subspecies: Chrysanthia varipes varipes, Anogcodes seladonius turcicus, A. ruficollis and Oedemera flavicans. New data on food sources for many of the other species studied was obtained and feeding on pollen of gymnosperms and honeydew by some of the species was confirmed. Possible mechanisms for digesting pollen are discussed. There was no evidence of either the pollen germinating or being predigested in the crop of the beetles.
- Subjects
BULGARIA; PALYNOLOGY; OEDEMERIDAE; BEETLES; GYMNOSPERMS
- Publication
European Journal of Entomology, 2014, Vol 111, Issue 4, p588
- ISSN
1210-5759
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14411/eje.2014.068