两种蚁蛉幼虫的研究(脉翅目,蚁蛉科)

描述锈翅蚁蛉Myrmeleon ferrugineipennis Bao et Wang,2009和狭翅蚁蛉Myrmeleon trivialis Gerstaecker,1885幼虫形态特征和生物学习性,并编制幼虫检索表.     

锈翅蚁蛉头部附器感器的扫描电镜观察

利用扫描电镜对锈翅蚁蛉Myrmeleon ferrugineipennis Bao&Wang雌雄成虫头部触角及口器感器的形态进行观察,描述了感器的种类、数量和分布,以期解析其取食机制。结果表明:锈翅蚁蛉触角上存在10种感器,即毛形感器、锥形感器、刺形感器、腔形感器、钟状感器、鳃形感器、耳形感器、盘形感器、舌形感器和Bhm氏鬃毛,其中毛形感器有3种亚型,数量最多;耳形感器、腔形感器和钟状感器仅在雌成虫触角上发现,而舌形感器和鳃形感器仅在雄成虫触角上发现;在锈翅蚁蛉触角鞭节近末端扁平匙状处各有1枚盘形感器,其形状和位置在雌雄虫上有差异。鳃形感器和盘形感器在已有的昆虫感器研究中未见报道,是新发现的昆虫触角感器。下颚须、下唇须上均发现锥形感器,下唇须上的数量多于下颚须;此外,下颚须上还存在钟状感器。     

中国蚁蛉属一新纪录种(脉翅目,蚁蛉科)

记述蚁蛉科Myrmeleontidae蚁蛉属Myrmeleon中国1新纪录种,狭翅蚁蛉Myrmeleon trivialis Gerstaecker,1885;提出藏蚁蛉Myrmeleon zanganus Yang,1987为狭翅蚁蛉Myrmeleonon trivialis Gerstaecker,1885的新异名.研究标本保存在中国农业大学昆虫标本馆、匈牙利绍莫吉州博物馆和德国格赖夫斯瓦尔德大学动物博物馆.     

穴蚁蛉的自然种群动态

本文主要报道了穴蚁蛉 Myrmeleon(Morter) sagax(Walker)幼虫的野外自然种群数量动态。穴蚁蛉 1年发生 1代 ,在自然界其幼虫 3～ 5月份数量平稳略有下降 ,5、6月间数量迅速下降 ,6月初数量最少 ;7～ 9月份数量迅速上升 ,而后下降 ;新一代穴蚁蛉幼虫 (蚁狮 )在 6月份出现。其种群 ,秋季以 1龄幼虫数量为多 ,冬季主要以 2龄幼虫为主越冬 ,春季以 3龄蚁狮占优势。春季野外采集来的蚁狮 ,在每日光照 14小时、每周两饲 (每次饲 1头米蛾 Corcyra cephalonica成虫 )的条件下饲养 ,结果发现 ,采集回时处于 3龄期的蚁狮比自然界大约提前 1个月结茧化蛹和羽化 ;而采集回时处于 2龄期的蚁狮则和自然界中的情况基本一致。     

中国树蚁蛉属分类研究(脉翅目,蚁蛉科)

记述了中国蚁蛉科树蚁蛉属Dendroleon 5种,其中包括3新种:丽翅树蚁蛉Dendroleon callipterum Wan et Yang,sp.nov.,李氏树蚁蛉Dendroleon lii Wan et Wang,sp.nov.,珠斑树蚁蛉Dendroleon perlistigma Wan et Wang,sp.nov..模式标本保存在中国农业大学昆虫标本馆.     

蚁蛉生物学研究进展

蚁蛉科Myrmeleontidae昆虫的幼虫俗称蚁狮,我国古人很早就将其入药,是一种具有良好开发利用前景的药用昆虫。文章对蚁蛉分类学、生物学、人工饲养、药用价值和杀虫活性物质分离等方面的研究进行综述,以期较全面了解蚁蛉的研究进展,为进一步研究、开发和利用蚁蛉提供参考。     

用蚁蛉观察昆虫的完全变态

蚁蛉（Ｍｙｒｍｅｌｅｏｎｆｏｒｍｉｃａｒｉｕｓ）,昆虫纲脉翅目,蚁蛉科。我们经过多年的观察实践,发现蚁蛉是观察昆虫完全变态的好材料。同时带学生观察,会因行为的特殊性,易引起学生的兴趣。１找幼虫蚁蛉幼虫一般生活在树荫或檐下砂地中,造漏斗状陷阱,潜伏井底...     

中国树蚁蛉属名录及一新种记述(脉翅目,蚁蛉科)

记述采自西藏墨脱的树蚁蛉属1新种,命名为墨脱树蚁蛉 Dendroleon motuoensis sp.nov.,提出了1个新异名Dendroleon pERLISTIGMA Wang,2004.syn.nov.,整理出中国树蚁蛉树属物种名录,模式标本保存在中国农业大学昆虫标本馆.墨脱树蚁蛉,新种 Dendroleon motuoensis sp.nov.(图1～6)新种与环纹树蚁蛉 Dendroleon pupillaris(Gerstaecker),1893相似,但区别明显:1)新种前胸背板细长狭窄,明显在1/3处分为两段,前段洋葱形;环纹树蚁蛉前胸背板为梯形,仅在1/3处有不明显的缢缩;2)新种前翅散布更多的小型斑点,位于翅中央近后缘处眼状斑的弧形条纹不连续;环纹树蚁蛉前翅斑点较稀疏,眼状斑的弧形条纹清晰、粗重且连续;3)新种后翅端区C形斑下面的斑较之环纹树蚁蛉大很多.正模♀,西藏墨脱,1995-09,海拔800m,黄浩采.模式标本保存在中国农业大学.词源:新种种名根据采集地而拟.     

广重粉蛉对烟粉虱的捕食作用研究

【目的】广重粉蛉Semidalis aleyrodiformis(Stephens)是烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)的重要天敌昆虫之一,为了明确其控制潜能,本文研究了广重粉蛉对烟粉虱的捕食作用。【方法】在室内温度(26±1)℃,相对湿度75%±5%,光照周期L∶D=14∶10条件下,对广重粉蛉幼虫捕食烟粉虱各个虫态的捕食作用进行研究。并且评估了广重粉蛉幼虫对烟粉虱卵、广重粉蛉成虫对烟粉虱若虫和伪蛹的捕食功能反应模型,同时,对广重粉蛉成虫捕食烟粉虱卵的干扰反应方程进行了拟合。【结果】广重粉蛉幼虫对烟粉虱的捕食量随着广重粉蛉龄期的增大而增大。广重粉蛉幼虫对烟粉虱卵的功能反应和广重粉蛉成虫对烟粉虱各个虫态的捕食功能反应都呈HollingⅡ型。随着广重粉蛉龄期的增加,广重粉蛉对烟粉虱卵的寻找效率(a)逐渐增加,处置时间(Th)依次缩短;而广重粉蛉成虫对不同龄期烟粉虱的功能反应是随着猎物龄期的增加,寻找效率逐渐降低,处置时间(Th)依次延长。广重粉蛉自身密度方程为E=0.127 9×P-0.317 3,干扰系数为0.317 3。【结论】研究表明,广重粉蛉4龄幼虫和雌成虫对烟粉虱有较好的捕食作用,控害潜力最大。     

陕西秦岭蝎蛉的生物学观察

2004～2005年,在陕西省南部米仓山黎坪国家森林公园研究了秦岭蝎蛉Panorpa qinlingensis Chou et Ran的年生活史和生物学习性,通过饲养,成功获得卵、幼虫、蛹等虫态。结果表明,秦岭蝎蛉在米仓山1年发生2代,以预蛹在土室里越冬,5月中旬始见越冬代成虫,5月中旬末～6月上句为越冬代成虫羽化盛期,7月下旬～8月中句为第1代成虫羽化盛期,成虫在室内可存活35～60d。羽化近1周后开始交尾,交尾4～8d后开始产卵,单雌产卵量35～180粒,卵期5～9d;幼虫蝴型,共4龄。历期38～50d;蛹为强颚离蛹,蛹期8—18d。记述了主要生物学习性。     

Life history of Aneugmenus merida Smith (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in the Venezuelan Andes

Details of the life cycle of Aneugmenus merida Smith (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) reared under laboratory conditions are reported. Females may produce parthenogenetic or non-parthenogenetic eggs. After eclosion, males of A. merida go through five larval instars, pre-pupa, pupa and imago. The complete life cycle lasts approximately 44 days. Larvae feed on bracken [Pteridium caudatum (L.) and Pteridium arachnoideum (Kaulf)] (Dennstaedtiaceae). We also report on morphological observations of the sinus sexualis in males by scanning electron micrographs and give details on mating behavior.     

荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫龄数及各发育阶段在不同温度下的发育历期

【目的】荔枝蒂蛀虫Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley是荔枝龙眼上的主要害虫,以幼虫蛀果为害。本研究旨在明确荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫龄数及不同温度下各虫态和各龄幼虫的发育历期,为该虫发生规律、预测预报和防控技术研究提供基础生物学数据。【方法】定期收集处于不同发育时期的荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫,测量幼虫头壳宽度,对其进行频次分析,Crosby指数验证和曲线回归分析,以确定幼虫龄数。通过室内群体饲养的方法,测定了17~38℃区间8个温度梯度下荔枝蒂蛀虫各虫态和各龄幼虫的发育历期,并采用线性日度模型对其发育速率与温度的关系进行回归分析。【结果】根据荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫头壳宽度频次分布图,其头壳宽度的频次分布可明显分为5个区域,说明其幼虫分5个龄期,符合Dyar定律。1-5龄幼虫的头壳宽度分别为:0.092~0.120,0.140~0.206,0.217~0.319,0.356~0.523和0.582~0.728 mm。温度对荔枝蒂蛀虫卵、各龄幼虫和蛹的发育历期有明显影响,其发育历期均随温度的升高而缩短,其发育速率均与温度呈显著正相关,并符合线性回归模型。在20~32℃,荔枝蒂蛀虫可完成世代发育;在17℃时,该虫只能发育至3龄幼虫;在35℃时,蛹多不能羽化;在38℃时,卵多不能孵化。在20~32℃,其世代历期为41.16~19.34 d,蛹期为12.74~5.38 d,而产卵前期为4.75~4.22 d,温度对产卵前期无明显影响。在20~35℃,荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫可正常发育,其1龄幼虫龄期为4.50~1.17 d,2龄幼虫期为2.09~1.40 d,3龄幼虫期为2.84~1.00 d,4龄幼虫期为3.41~1.18 d,5龄幼虫期为3.00~1.37 d,预蛹期为2.41~0.69 d。在17~35℃,荔枝蒂蛀虫卵可正常孵化,其卵期为7.73~2.09 d。【结论】荔枝蒂蛀虫幼虫分5个龄期,不同于前人所报道的4个龄期。在20~32℃温度范围内,卵、各龄幼虫和蛹的发育历期均随温度升高而缩短。本研究结果有助于荔枝蒂蛀虫预测预报方案的制定和实施。     

光周期对国槐尺蠖生长发育状况的影响

在温度(25±1)℃,RH65%～75%条件下,对国槐尺蠖Semiothisa cinerearia Bremer et Grey各龄幼虫分别采用0:24、10:14、12:12、14:10、1:85种光周期处理。结果表明,以14:10处理的国槐尺蠖1～5龄幼虫历期最短;以16:8处理的幼虫发育历期最短,且随着光照时间的增加,幼虫发育历期逐渐缩短;不同光周期对于6～7龄幼虫存在显著的影响,但是对于1～5龄影响不大。成虫53%～56%在夜间羽化,越冬蛹在8～14h光照范围内,随光照长度增加发育历期延长,在14～16h光照范围内,历期随光照延长而缩短。以0:24处理的蛹羽化率最高,发育历期最短。     

Susceptibility of Mocis latipes (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)

The susceptibility of larvae, prepupae, and pupae of the grass looper Mocis latipes (Guenée) to the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Poinar) NC strain was evaluated under laboratory conditions. Concentrations of 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, and 120 nematodes per larva, applied in 1 ml of sterile-distilled water, were bioassayed, applying them to groups of 20 individuals of each instar, prepupa or pupa. Mortality was recorded daily for 5 d. All instars and the prepupal stage were the most susceptible to H. bacteriophora. Mortality ranged from 22.5 to 100%. Prepupae had 97.5-100% mortality starting at 10 nematodes per prepupa. Pupal mortality ranged from 27.5 to 41.3% as nematode concentration was increased. H. bacteriophora presented LC50 values that ranged between 5.26 and 37.66 nematodes per larva and LT50 values that ranged between 1.5 and 4.3 d. Results of this study suggest that H. bacteriophora has potential as a biocontrol agent against M. latipes.     

Larval morphology of Metaphycus flavus and its role in host attachment and larval cannibalism

Metaphycus flavus (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a facultatively gregarious endoparasitoid of soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae). When it develops in superparasitised hosts, the larvae often attack and consume brood mates six or more days post oviposition. Under our laboratory conditions (25±1°C and 14 hours of light followed by 18±1°C and ten hours of darkness in 50-70% R.H.), M. flavus eggs hatched three days after oviposition. Measurements of the mandibles and tentorium indicate there are four larval instars, and M. flavus reaches the fourth instar by day six post oviposition, and pupates on day eight. Thus, cannibalism among M. flavus larvae occurs during the fourth instar. During this instar, M. flavus larvae separate from their attachment to the scale cuticle, to which they were tethered by a respiratory structure during the previous three larval instars. Once detached, they are free to move within the scale, which increases the probability of larval encounters and aggressive behaviours. Moreover, the mandibles of the fourth instar are better adapted for fighting than are those of the first three larval instars, since they are larger and more sclerotized. The cranium and mouthparts of M. flavus have four different types of sensory organs, some of which are almost certainly olfactory, an unexpected function for a larva that presumably is surrounded by an aqueous medium where gustatory sensilla would seem to be more appropriate. The cranium also bears two pairs of what appear to be secretory pores.     

Bionomics of Scymnus (Pullus) louisianae J. Chapin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a predator of the soybean aphid,Aphis glycines Matsumura (Homoptera: Aphididae)

A field population of Scymnus louisianae Chapin (Coccinellidae) was found attacking soybean aphids, Apis glycines Matsumura (Aphidae), a pest recently introduced into Kentucky. This coccinellid had not previously been found in Kentucky. A greenhouse population of S. louisianae was established and its predation on A. glycines studied under laboratory conditions. Total time to develop from egg to adult was about 20 d. About 70% of immatures survived to adulthood and they consumed approximately 100 aphid nymphs per beetle larva during the beetle's four larval instars. Adults lived for an average of 47 d (mated males) and 63 d (mated females) and, during their total adult lifetime, mated males consumed an average of 665 nymphs and mated females consumed 1261 nymphs. All developmental times and predation rates were comparable to those reported for other aphidophagous Scymnus spp. which, in conjunction with reports that Scymnus spp. are effective predators of cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii Glover, suggests that S. louisianae is a potentially important predator of A. glycines in the southern United States.     

Preference and consumption of Macrolophus pygmaeus preying on mixed instar assemblages of Myzus persicae

This study examines the effects of changes in the prey frequency and abundance on prey selection among the four instars of Myzus persicae by the predator Macrolophus pygmaeus under laboratory conditions. The central hypothesis was that M. pygmaeus will become more selective as prey density increases. It was also observed that M. pygmaeus can occasionally abandon a prey item that had already been killed (non-consumptive prey mortality). It was assumed that the frequency of this behavior would increase with the prey size and prey density. For these purposes prey selection was evaluated by simultaneously presenting all instars of M. persicae to the predator in equal proportions and at increasing densities. M. pygmaeus showed a higher predation rate and a higher preference for smaller prey instars at all prey densities. However, if the predation rate by the predator is expressed in terms of biomass consumed, then biomass gain was higher when feeding on the larger instars of M. persicae. The prey selectivity was indicated by the total prey mortality (consumptive plus non-consumptive prey mortality) as well as by the non-consumptive prey mortality, was associated with relatively high prey densities, depending on the prey instar. Therefore, we argued that the predatory impact of M. pygmaeus on the various instars of the aphid depends not only on prey traits but also on their relative abundance in a patch. Observed decreases in biomass gain from larger prey were likely the result of high prey availability at densities before saturation, which might have caused confusion in the predator’s prey selection.     

柑桔爆皮虫幼期各虫态的形态学观察

采用田间观察和室内观察相结合的方法,使用Leica MZ 16A研究型体视解剖镜,对柑桔爆皮虫Agrilus auriventris Saunders幼期各虫态的形态进行了系统的观察。结果发现：卵初产时为乳白色,后变为浅褐色并开始皱缩,末期变为黄褐色,孵化前部分卵壳分离为白色蜡质外层和黄褐色内层两层;幼虫孵化的同时直接从卵壳贴近树皮的一侧蛀入韧皮部,同时将大量虫粪排入卵壳;幼虫随着虫龄的增加钳状突的阶数和口上片的宽度发生有规律的变化,末龄幼虫在木质部作一椭圆形蛹室化蛹,身体的头部和尾部以3∶7的比例对折; 化蛹前的幼虫经历一个身体缩短的预蛹状态;刚化的蛹为乳白色,复眼颜色与身体相似,化蛹后蛹的颜色逐渐变为淡黄色,复眼颜色变为浅红褐色,后期复眼变为红褐色,口器变黑,羽化前蛹的复眼、口器和体表全部变黑;羽化过程中,成虫体表的膨胀导致蛹表皮脱裂,前翅变黑和腹部背面变成碧蓝色后羽化成完整的成虫。本结果进一步支持将柑桔爆皮虫幼虫期分为5龄。     

Life-cycle nitrogen budget for the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, reared on artificial diet

Lymantria dispar larvae were reared on a wheat germ-based artificial diet from egg eclosion until pupation. Utilization efficiency of dietary nitrogen underwent an age-specific decrease from 75% in the first instar to 54 and 43% for last-instar female and male larvae, respectively. Relative rates (mg/day/mg biomass) of nitrogen consumption and assimilation also decreased during larval development, but the excretion rate of nitrogen was constant for all instars and both sexes. Larval % nitrogen decreased as the larvae matured, while the percentage in the frass increased. These data suggest that need for nitrogen decreases as the larva matures. While L. dispar is comparatively inefficient at assimilating dietary nitrogen, over one-half of that assimilated by the female larva is transferred to egg production by the adult.