黑翅螢幼蟲的飼育裝置（鞘翅目：螢科）

Breeding Apparatus of the Terrestrial firefly, Luciola cerata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

何健鎔(Jen-Zon Ho) ； 方華德(Hua-Te Fang) ； 楊平世(Ping-Shih Yang)

《台灣昆蟲》 33卷3-4期 (2014/02) Pp. 281-290

https://doi.org/10.6661/TESFE.2013020

摘要

Self-designed rearing apparatus for the terrestrial firefly, L. cerata to observe their complete life cycle starting from hatching larvae on an individual basis. All the molting, pupation, growth and emergence were observed in a container. The average emergence rate was 59.08 ± 22% (n = 3). All females were successfully paired and oviposited. The average body length and width was 10.69 ± 0.87 mm and 2.98 ± 0.21 mm for the females (n = 29); and 9.41 ± 0.71 mm and 2.68 ± 0.17 mm for the males (n = 23). The result of the comparison between wild and breeding individuals showed no significant difference (p ＞ 0.05) for either males or females. Our proposed is inexpensive, small, and makes observation easy. In addition, the lift tail ant (Crematogaster spp.) was the diet fed to the larvae in order to complete their life cycle. These ants are readily accessible, making our proposed apparatus a convenient and suitable breeding method for the terrestrial Luciola firefly.

關鍵字

螢科 ； 黑翅螢 ； 幼蟲期 ； 飼養裝置 ； 舉尾蟻

並列摘要

Self-designed rearing apparatus for the terrestrial firefly, L. cerata to observe their complete life cycle starting from hatching larvae on an individual basis. All the molting, pupation, growth and emergence were observed in a container. The average emergence rate was 59.08 ± 22% (n = 3). All females were successfully paired and oviposited. The average body length and width was 10.69 ± 0.87 mm and 2.98 ± 0.21 mm for the females (n = 29); and 9.41 ± 0.71 mm and 2.68 ± 0.17 mm for the males (n = 23). The result of the comparison between wild and breeding individuals showed no significant difference (p ＞ 0.05) for either males or females. Our proposed is inexpensive, small, and makes observation easy. In addition, the lift tail ant (Crematogaster spp.) was the diet fed to the larvae in order to complete their life cycle. These ants are readily accessible, making our proposed apparatus a convenient and suitable breeding method for the terrestrial Luciola firefly.

並列關鍵字

Lampyridae ； Luciola cerata ； larvae ； breeding apparatus ； Crematogaster spp.