Life History of the First Generation of the Dermestid Beetle, Thaumaglossa rufocapillata

• IWASAKI Taku

  Entomological Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University

• AOYAGI Masato

  Entomological Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University

• DODO Yasuyuki

  Kobe Plant Protection Station

• ISHII Minoru

  Entomological Laboratory, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University

抄録

The life history of the dermestid beetle, Thaumaglossa rufocapillata, in summer has been unknown, although adults are seen in spring and autumn, and the larvae of the over wintering generation are found in overwintering egg cases of praying mantises. Hatched egg cases of the two mantises, Tenodera aridifolia and T. angustipennis, were collected in southern Osaka in the summer of 1993 and 1994, and activities of the dermestid were observed. Adults emerged from August to October in 1993 and 1994. These individuals were considered to be the 1st generation. The temporal pattern of emergence was similar between the two mantis species. The mean number of adults emerging from an egg case, which ranged from 5.5 to 9.1, did not differ significantly between the two mantis species in the two years. The sex ratio in emerging adults was not biased from 1:1. The adult dermestids of the 1st generation emerged from 56.3% of hatched egg cases in T. aridifolia and 70.0% in T. angustipennis in 1993, and the rates were 65.0 and 70.0%, respectively, in 1994. The rates of the 1st generation were much higher than those of the overwintering one. The bethylid wasp, Laelius sp., was observed for the first time to parasitize the dermestid larvae.

収録刊行物

• Applied entomology and zoology

  Applied entomology and zoology 31 (3), 389-395, 1996-08-25

  日本応用動物昆虫学会

キーワード

• dermestid beetle
• Thaumaglossa rufocapillata
• life history
• hatched egg case
• praying mantis

詳細情報

• CRID: 1570009751982991360
• NII論文ID: 110001103529
• NII書誌ID: AA00543238
• ISSN: 00036862
• 本文言語コード: en
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