Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
This paper reports on insect species not previously associated with cantharidin, the terpenoid defense mechanism of blister beetles (Meloidae). Species from the following tau were obserYed and collected: Miridae (Hemiptera); Endomychidae, Pyrochroidae, AnthiLidae (Coleoptera); Ceratopogonidae, Sciaridae (Diptera); and Braconidae (Hymenoptera). In addition to listing the associations, a discussion of cantharidin orientation is presented along with preliminary hypotheses to explain these intriguing examples of coevolution .
Recommended Citation
Young, Daniel K.
1984.
"Field Records and Observations of Insects Associated With Cantharidin,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 17
(4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1519
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol17/iss4/2