Table 1 Invertebrate predators and parasites reported on tadpoles reported in Diamante do Norte, Paraná State, Brazil
From: Anuran larvae as prey and hosts of invertebrates in Neotropical aquatic habitats
Prey | Class | Order/family | Common name | Species | (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hylidae | |||||
Dendropsophus aff. minutus | Hirudinea | - | Leechesa | Lethocerus sp. | 1 |
Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Megadytes sp. | 1 | |
Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Cybister sp. | 1 | |
Scinax fuscovarius | Hirudinea | - | Leechesa | Lethocerus sp. | 2 |
Insecta | Hemiptera/Belostomatidae | Water bug | Lethocerus sp. | 1 | |
Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Megadytes sp. | 2 | |
Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Cybister sp. | 1 | |
Hypsiboas raniceps | Insecta | Hemiptera/Belostomatidae | Water bug | Lethocerus annulipes | 1 |
Leptodactylidae | |||||
Physalaemus cuvieri | Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Hydrocanthus sp. | 1 |
Microhylidae | |||||
Elachistocleis bicolor | Hirudinea | - | Leechesa | - | 1 |
Insecta | Hemiptera/Belostomatidae | Water bug | Lethocerus annulipes | 1 | |
Insecta | Coleoptera/Dytiscidae | Diving beetles | Megadytes sp. | 4 | |
Insecta | Odonata/Aeshinidae | Dragonflies | Coryphaeschna sp. | 1 |