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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2017
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- Report of Sphenochernes camponoti (Beier, 1970) (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) in phoresy on Fanniidae (Diptera) André Felipe de Araujo Lira Everton Tizo-Pedroso Biología Caatinga Pseudoscorpion dispersal strategies species interactions Phoresy is a common dispersal behavi or among pseudoscorpions. Neotropical pseudoscorpions, mainly from the North and Northeas t regions of Brazil, are known for their dispersal relationships with beetles and flies. Here, we report phoretic association among nymphs of Sphenochernes camponoti (Chernetidae) and Fannia flies ( F. pusio , F. yenhedi, and F. canicularis ) (Diptera, Fanniidae). Twelve flies, each carrying a young pseudoscorpion, were collected in Caatinga vegetation in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Sphenochernes camponoti is a myrmecophilous pseudoscorpion that lives in Camponotus and Acromyrmex colonies. Despite its association with ants, this pseudoscorpion uses other winged arthropods to disperse. This is the firs t report of phoresy by Sphenochernes camponoti. 2017 artículo científico 1679-9283 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=187153564006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1871 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Maringá Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences (Brasil) Num.4 Vol.39