- 著者
- NISHIDA Etsuzo
- 出版者
- 日本昆虫学会
- 雑誌
- 昆蟲 (ISSN:09155805)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.51, no.3, pp.394-411, 1983-09-25
- 被引用文献数
- 1
This paper presents the life histories and biologies of the two bagworms, Eumeta japonica HEYLAERTS and E. minuscula BUTLER, and comparative investigations of their parasite complexes. Thirty-five species of primary parasites and hyperparasites were reared from the two bagworms, 16 of which had not previously been reared from either host. Levels of parasitization of pupae are much higher than for larvae, but pupal parasites showed a strong preference for male Eumeta pupae, and this, coupled with the high fecundity of Eumeta females, limits the impact of pupal parasites on Eumeta populations. The differences found in the species composition and the rates of parasitization of the parasite complexes of E. japonica and E. minuscula are related to phenological, morphological, physiological, and/or chemical differences between the hosts and between the parasites.