01649nam a2200229Ia 4500003001000000005001700010040000900027090001200036245010600048490003700154520081300191650001401004650002801018650000801046650001401054700002001068856015601088942001401244008004101258999001701299952010301316MX-MdCICY20260521091601.0  cCICY  aB-1753710aPossible Evolution of Mutualism Between Mechanitis Caterpillars and an Ant in Northeastern Costa Rica0 vBiotropica, 10(1), p.77-78, 19783 aMechanitis isthmia Bates is an ithomiine butterfly (Nymphalidae)of wet and dry forest regions of Costa Rica. A widespread genus throughout much of tropical America, Mechaiitis is well known for cluster ovi-position and gregariousness of caterpillars on the host plants, Solanum spp. (Solanaceae)(Ajmat and Teran 1970). It has been proposed that the gregarious habits of the caterpillars provide a protection against tri-chomes on at least one species of Solanum (Rathcke and Poole 1975), but little else is known about the adaptive significance of such behavior. Owing to the apparent toxic properties of many Solanaceae and the coevolved relationship of Ithomiinae with these plants (Ehrlich and Raven 1965), it would not be surprising to discover that this relationship was being exploited by other insect.14aEVOLUTION14aMECHANITIS CATERPILLARS14aANT14aCOSTARICA12aYoung, Allen M.40uhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2S4EQZmwJFN_B9HQkYBxvbQLkQu5hqD/view?usp=drivesdkzPara ver el documento ingresa a Google con tu cuenta: @cicy.edu.mx  2LoccREF1250602s9999    xx |||||s2   |||| ||und|d  c27639d27639  00102Loc40708F1aCICYbCICYcREd2025-06-25l0oB-17537r2025-06-25 16:02:12w2025-06-25yREF1