01266nas a2200169   4500008004100000245008800041210006900129260000800198300001100206490000700217520067500224100003400899700004300933700002800976700004301004856004901047       2005                        eng d00aPredatory capacity and prey selectivity of nymphs of the dragonfly Pantala hymenaea0 aPredatory capacity and prey selectivity of nymphs of the dragonf  cSep  a328-300 v213 aPredatory capacity and prey selectivity of nymphs of the dragonfly Pantala hymenaea (Odonata: Libellulidae) were evaluated on larvae of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and larvae of the midge Chironomus plumosus (Diptera: Chironomidae) as prey. With functional response methodology, 7 larval densities were exposed to predator individuals in a glass jar under laboratory conditions. The study was performed in 2 experiments. The 1st was a test system with each prey species alone. The 2nd tested a mixture of both prey species in a 1:1 ratio. Prey selectivity and prey capacity were significantly greater on midge larvae than on mosquito larvae.1 aQuiroz-Mart{\'ınez, Humberto1 aRodr{\'ıguez-Castro, Violeta, Ariadna1 aSol{\'ıs-Rojas, Carlos1 aMaldonado-Blanco, Mar{\'ıa, Guadalupe  uhttps://worldodonata.myspecies.info/node/250