Mating behavior ofXylotrechus pyrrhoderus Bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). VI mating system |
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Authors: | Kikuo Iwabuchi |
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Institution: | (1) Research Center, Suntory Co., Ltd., Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, 618 Osaka, Japan;(2) Present address: Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 183 Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Observations made in an outdoor cage showed that most pairings of the grape borerXylotrechus pyrrhoderus Bates were formed via inflight orientation of females towards pheromone-releasing males. The male sex pheromone induced orientation
behavior in flying females, as well as walking approaches and prolonged lingering periods near the pheromone source in alighting
females. When an approaching female failed to elicit any response in a male (e.g., when the male was copulating), she touched
and sometimes mounted him. This behavior stimulated the males and often resulted in successful copulation. The male usually
inseminated the second female, and the male's fitness increased when the second mating occurred more than 5 min after the
start of the firt mating. These results suggest that male-like behavior in females (i.e., approaching and mounting behavior)
has biological significance. The grape borer sometimes forms pairs via incidental encounters of the sexes. This is the same
as the prevailing mating system of cerambycids. It is suggested that the male sex pheromonemediated mating system of the grape
borer developed from the prevailing system of cerambycid groups. |
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