“Insects found in birds’nests from Argentina: Tachycineta leucorrhoa leucorrhoa (Vieillot, 1817) [Aves: Hirundinidae], a new host for Acanthocrios furnarii (Cordero & Vogelsang, 1928) [Hemiptera: Cimicidae]”

DI IORIO, OSVALDO; BULIT, FLORENCIA; ALDATZ, MARÍA FLORENCIA; MASSONI, VIVIANA

Zootaxa

Magnolia Press

Año: 2008 vol. 1896 p. 1 - 24

1175-5326

Nest-boxes used by the White-rumped Swallows, Tachycineta leucorrhoa leucorrhoa (Vieillot, 1817) [Aves: Hirundinidae]were sampled during two consecutive breeding seasons in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A total of11 taxa of insects were found in the nests of this species: 10 in the order Coleoptera: Coccinellidae [Cycloneda ancoralis;Scymnus sp.]; Cavognathidae [Cavognatha sp.]; Aphodiidae [Aphodius sp.]; Dermestidae [Trogoderma sp.; Dermestesmaculatus]; Histeridae [Saprinus sp.]; Carabidae [Notaphus fisheri; Bradycellus sp.]; Elateridae [undetermined sp.];Undetermined family (larvae), and one in the order Hemiptera: Cimicidae [Acanthocrios furnarii]. These insects weredifferentiated from prey remains, sometimes entire specimens. The species of Cimicidae appeared in two different nestsbuilt in the same box by the same female.The composition of the insect fauna found in swallows’ nests is similar to thosein natural birds’ nests from the same province, but the diversity, abundance and richness in swallows’ nests inside nest boxes were lower.Tachycineta leucorrhoa leucorrhoa (Vieillot, 1817) [Aves: Hirundinidae]were sampled during two consecutive breeding seasons in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A total of11 taxa of insects were found in the nests of this species: 10 in the order Coleoptera: Coccinellidae [Cycloneda ancoralis;Scymnus sp.]; Cavognathidae [Cavognatha sp.]; Aphodiidae [Aphodius sp.]; Dermestidae [Trogoderma sp.; Dermestesmaculatus]; Histeridae [Saprinus sp.]; Carabidae [Notaphus fisheri; Bradycellus sp.]; Elateridae [undetermined sp.];Undetermined family (larvae), and one in the order Hemiptera: Cimicidae [Acanthocrios furnarii]. These insects weredifferentiated from prey remains, sometimes entire specimens. The species of Cimicidae appeared in two different nestsbuilt in the same box by the same female.The composition of the insect fauna found in swallows’ nests is similar to thosein natural birds’ nests from the same province, but the diversity, abundance and richness in swallows’ nests inside nest boxes were lower.