Notes on predator-prey relationships among Tanypodinae larvae (Diptera, Chironomidae) and mites (Acariformes) in Brazilian subterranean aquatic environments

By

Costa, Bárbara Goulart
Pellegrini, Thais Giovannini
Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi, Leopoldo
Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

22

Pages

67-74

Subjects

cave , gut content , interaction , predation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.22.13925

 

Abstract

Chironomidae larvae and mites are abundant and diversified groups that coexist in several environments. However, little importance has been attributed to their ecological relationships (predator–prey, parasitism, etc.). Therefore, the present study aimed to report the predation of mites by Tanypodinae larvae in Neotropical quartzite caves.