Influence of Sugars on Oviposition of Narcissus Bulb Fly

Doucette, Charles F.; Eide, Paul M.

doi:10.1093/aesa/48.5.343

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“…All studies of adult nutrition and reproduction have confirmed th a t pollen feeding is vital for full egg m aturation and oviposition (Schneider 1948 Adashkevich & K arelin 1972;Ruzicka 1974;Maier 1978). Some eggs can occasionally be m atured and laid w ithout pollen feeding, b u t very low fecundities are thereby recorded (Cherian 1934;Lai & Lai G upta 1953;Lai & H aque 1955;Doucette & Eide 1955;Tawfik et al 1974;Awadallah et al 1980;Ito & Iwao 1977). Different pollen species appear to differ in their effectiveness in promoting egg m aturation and oviposition: Tanke (1976) found th a t E. balteatus rejected coniferous pollen ; K urir (1963) discovered th a t Narcissus pollen was an inadequate diet for both Pipiza festiva Mg. and Heringia heringii Z e tt.…”

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Ecomorphological relationships in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Gilbert

1985

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B.

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Hoverflies spend most of their feeding time either taking nectar or pollen, in varying proportions according to species. Xylota species feed on pollen, but have a specialized method of collecting it from the surface of leaves. Multivariate morphometric data and activity data (in the form of time-budgets) are associated by using canonical correlation analysis. The main feature of the two data sets lies in the correlation between proboscis shape and the proportion of time devoted to feeding on nectar and on pollen. Additionally, increased body size is correlated with more time feeding on nectar. The second canonical correlation documents the decrease in the proportion of time spent in flight with increasing body size. Morphological similarity (distance apart in multivariate space) and ecological similarity (foraging niche overlap) are correlated. Species with similar size and shape feed on similar types of flowers and take similar foods (nectar or pollen). Reproductive and energy requirements alter with body size, and these are sufficient to explain the observed differences.

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Ecomorphological relationships in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Gilbert

1985

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B.

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“…& Kit. (Pehlivan and Akbulut 1991; Ricarte et al 2017; Vujić et al 2018; Speight 2020); moreover, Merodon equestris has been related with bulbs of Leucojum sp (Doucette et al 1942 ;Rotheray 1993…”

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Insights from the preimaginal morphology of the constans species-group, to reveal novel morphological patterns of the Merodon albifrons-evolutionary lineage (Diptera, Syrphidae)

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Andrić,

Rojo

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Merodon triangulum Vujić, Radenković & Hurkmans, 2020 is a european endemic hoverfly species belonging to Merodon constans species group, inside albifrons lineage. The distribution of this species is known to be mostly central Europe and Balkan peninsula and it has been categorized as Near Threatened in the European IUCN red list of hoverflies (Janković and Radenković 2021); this paper cites the species for the first time in Ukraine (western Ukraine, specifically). In the present study, the preimaginal stages of this species are described and figured using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The material used for the descriptions were larvae collected in Ukraine and Serbia feeding inside underground storage organs of the plant Leucojum vernum L., 1753. This morphological description constitutes the first one inside the constans species group, and the sixth description of the albifrons lineage, in which there is only one species group left to have at least one species of the preimaginal stages described (ruficornis group). The descriptions were compared with the rest available of the genus, stating the diagnostical characters of the present species and the shared characters inside the lineage. The relationship between preimaginal stages and Leucojum bulbs is stated for the first time for constans species group.

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“…Harries (1939) has stated that the influence of temperature on in sect oviposition is limited by definite temperature extremes within which oviposition rates are accelerated to a maximum and then are retarded by increasingly higher temperatures. Responses of increased oviposition rates attributable to the stimu lation afforded by sucrose in the diets of other insects have been ob served (Blake, 1961;Doucette and Eide, 1955;Rasso and Fraenkel, 1954).…”

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The influence of selected environmental factors upon oviposition of Empoasca fabae (Harris) (Cicadellidae, Homoptera)

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Influence of Sugars on Oviposition of Narcissus Bulb Fly

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Ecomorphological relationships in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Ecomorphological relationships in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae)

Insights from the preimaginal morphology of the constans species-group, to reveal novel morphological patterns of the Merodon albifrons-evolutionary lineage (Diptera, Syrphidae)

The influence of selected environmental factors upon oviposition of Empoasca fabae (Harris) (Cicadellidae, Homoptera)

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