著者

渡部 晃平 澄川 智紀

出版者

一般社団法人 日本昆虫学会

雑誌

昆蟲.ニューシリーズ (ISSN:13438794)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.25, no.1, pp.3-8, 2022-03-25 (Released:2022-03-25)

参考文献数

21

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To contribute to conservation of Ranatra unicolor Scott, 1874, rearing experiments using only laboratory-bred food insects were conducted to elucidate the nymphal period of each instar stage of the hemipteran insect. The developmental period for each immature stage was as follows: first instar, 3–5 d (4.0±0.5 d, N=28); second instar, 3–5 d (4.0±0.5 d, N=27); third instar, 3–5 d (4.1±0.5 d, N=27); fourth instar, 4–7 d (5.5±0.7 d, N=26); and fifth instar, 9–11 d (9.6±0.6 d, N=21). The survival rate of nymphs to adults was 70%. The body length of the adult insects fed laboratory-bred prey did not significantly differ from that of field-collected adults. In this study, efficient rearing methods for this species are proposed.