| insect drift and the case of mayrinia curvidens (mayr) (hemiptera: pentatomidae) drift on the southern atlantic coast of brazil. | insect drift on shore of lakes and seas is a relatively common phenomenon although apparently not frequently reported in the literature. here we review the worldwide occurrence of insect drift with emphasis on heteroptera, and speculate on possible causes to explain such phenomenon. the dramatic drift of millions of specimens of the pentatomid mayrinia curvidens (mayr) on the shore of the southern coast of the atlantic ocean in brazil is reported for the first time. this drift, previously observ ... | 2008 | 18506287 |