| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1976 |
| Authors: | R. P. Seifert, Seifer F. Hammett |
| Journal: | Journal of the New York Entomological Society |
| Volume: | 84 |
| Pagination: | 233-242 |
| Abstract: | The life histories of eight species of insects which live in the water-filled bracts of Heliconia wagneriana and H. imbricata are studied. Development times of larval forms are directly correlated with the length of time an inflorescence survives on a plant. Few predators were collected from these inflorescences. It is hypothesized that low predation rates may be important in the evolution of insects living in Heliconia inflorescences. |