A brief observation of morphological and behavioral
                    similarities between the Ichneumonidae wasp <i>Cryptanura</i> sp. and
                    its presumed mimic, <i>Holymenia clavigera</i> (Heteroptera:
                    Coreidae), in Brazil

Pereira, AIA; Andrade, GS; Zanuncio, JC; Penteado-Dias, AM; Serrão, JE

doi:10.1590/S1519-69842013000400029

AIA Pereira ^**e-mail: aiapereira@yahoo.com.br

Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.571-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil

Current address: Instituto Federal Goiano/Campus Urutaí, 75.790-000 Urutaí, GO, Brazil

GS Andrade

Universidade Federal de Rondônia, 76.940-000, Rolim de Moura, RO, Brazil

JC Zanuncio

Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.571-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil

AM Penteado-Dias

Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13.565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil

JE Serrão

Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.571-000, Viçosa, MG, Brasil

*e-mail: aiapereira@yahoo.com.br

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Figure 1-
Number of specimens of Holymenia clavigera (Heteroptera: Coreidae) (A) and Cryptanura sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) (B) collected by sweeping vegetation and yellow tray traps in a secondary forest area in Viçosa, Minas Gerais state, Brazil (2007).

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Figure 2-
The mimic Holymenia clavigera (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and its model, Cryptanura sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Lateral view of H. clavigera (A) and Cryptanura sp. (B) adults mounted. Adult females of H. clavigera (C) and Cryptanura sp. (D) on field. Lateral view of the head of H. clavigera (E) and Cryptanura sp. (F). Lateral view of the thorax of H. clavigera (G) and Cryptanura sp. (H) and lateral view of the abdomen of H. clavigera (I) and Cryptanura sp. (J).

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Figure 3-
Colour pattern of body parts of Holymenia clavigera (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Cryptanura sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Colour abundance was obtained through measuring (in mm) the lengths of each antenommere, hind, mid and fore legs and quantifying the abundance of colours (in mm) for each item than this data were transformed in percentage.

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Table 1-
Morphometric parameters (mm) (± SE) of Holymenia clavigera (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Cryptanura sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) collected by sweeping vegetation in a fragment of native forestry at the Federal University of Viçosa in Viçosa, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Parameters	Holhymenia clavigera (n = 4)	Cryptanura sp. (n = 12)	Contrast (F ratio)
Total antenna length^a a Sum of each antenommere length;	16.00 ± 0.40	12.75 ± 0.45	29.13^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
A1 ^b b the letter “A” followed by arabic algarisms represents the length from the first (on the tip of the antenna) to the sixth (on the basis of the antenna) antenommere;	0.85 ± 0.15	5.65 ± 0.25	271.06^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
A2 ^b b the letter “A” followed by arabic algarisms represents the length from the first (on the tip of the antenna) to the sixth (on the basis of the antenna) antenommere;	3.05 ± 0.05	2.15 ± 0.05	162.00^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
A3 ^b b the letter “A” followed by arabic algarisms represents the length from the first (on the tip of the antenna) to the sixth (on the basis of the antenna) antenommere;	3.85 ± 0.15	4.95 ± 0.25	14.23
A4 ^b b the letter “A” followed by arabic algarisms represents the length from the first (on the tip of the antenna) to the sixth (on the basis of the antenna) antenommere;	3.25 ± 0.05	–	–
A5 ^b b the letter “A” followed by arabic algarisms represents the length from the first (on the tip of the antenna) to the sixth (on the basis of the antenna) antenommere;	5.00 ± 0.40	–	–
Head width	2.50 ± 0.00	2.95 ± 0.15	6.40
Head length	2.75 ± 0.05	1.40 ± 0.10	145.80^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Vertex width^c c distance between eyes;	1.20 ± 0.00	1.35 ± 0.05	2.00
Eye length	0.75 ± 0.05	1.25 ± 0.05	50.00^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Eye width	0.80 ± 0.00	0.80 ± 0.10	0.20
Ocelli length	0.20 ± 0.00	0.20 ± 0.00	0.20
Ocelli width	0.20 ± 0.00	0.20 ± 0.00	0.00
Thorax lenght	5.25 ± 0.15	5.75 ± 0.25	2.94
Thorax width	4.00 ± 0.00	2.35 ± 0.50	18.30^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Forefemur length	5.75 ± 0.25	3.55 ± 0.35	26.16^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Foretibia length	6.60 ± 0.20	4.25 ± 0.15	60.50^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Foretarsi length^d d sum of tarsomeres; etotal sum of the head (without antenna), thorax and abdomen length;	10.20 ± 0.20	6.25 ± 0.25	0.016
Midfemur length	3.10 ± 0.10	2.00 ± 0.10	88.36^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Midtibia length	4.25 ± 0.45	3.55 ± 0.55	0.97
Midtarsi length^d d sum of tarsomeres; etotal sum of the head (without antenna), thorax and abdomen length;	7.75 ± 0.25	5.40 ± 0.60	6.23
Hindfemur length	2.95 ± 0.25	2.85 ± 0.75	152.20^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Hindtibia length	3.00 ± 0.10	2.55 ± 0.15	13.07
Hindtarsi length^d d sum of tarsomeres; etotal sum of the head (without antenna), thorax and abdomen length;	3.15 ± 0.15	5.10 ± 0.40	20.83^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Forewing length	14.05 ± 0.85	12.25 ± 0.75	2.52
Hindwing length	10.15 ± 0.15	7.85 ± 0.35	36.48^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Forewing width	3.55 ± 0.35	3.65 ± 0.25	0.054
Hindwing width	2.70 ± 0.30	1.55 ± 0.55	3.36
Abdomen width	3.80 ± 0.20	2.15 ± 0.05	64.05^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.
Body length^e	20.00 ± 0.20	14.70 ± 0.40	140.45^* * Significantly at p < 0.05 by the F test.

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