Laboratory rearing of Hydrochus japonicus (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae) suggests larvae live at the water bottom

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q4 ENTOMOLOGY

Entomological Science Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI:10.1111/ens.12498

Masakazu Hayashi, Ryosuke Morimoto

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Abstract

The aquatic larvae of the family Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) have been considered ‘mystery larvae’, because ecological knowledge about them is lacking. We discovered that Hydrochidae larvae (Hydrochus japonicus Sharp) are benthic via laboratory rearing. The larvae have a terminal spiracular atrium, but we did not observe them breathing at the water surface. The larvae fed on Naididae worms that were collected from the same habitat.

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日本水鳖的实验室饲养（鞘翅目：水鳖科）表明幼虫生活在海底

水科（鞘翅目）的水生幼虫被认为是“神秘幼虫”，因为缺乏关于它们的生态学知识。通过实验室饲养，我们发现日本水鳖科幼虫是底栖性的。幼虫有一个末端的螺旋心房，但我们没有观察到它们在水面上呼吸。幼虫以从同一栖息地采集的奈迪达虫为食。

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Entomological Science 生物-昆虫学

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Entomological Science is the official English language journal of the Entomological Society of Japan. The Journal publishes original research papers and reviews from any entomological discipline or from directly allied field in ecology, behavioral biology, physiology, biochemistry, development, genetics, systematics, morphology, evolution and general entomology. Papers of applied entomology will be considered for publication if they significantly advance in the field of entomological science in the opinion of the Editors and Editorial Board.