The Reproductive Biology of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Oniticellini)

Imelda Martínez-M.; Jean-Pierre Lumaret; Ana Kory Martínez Diego; Bulmaro Moreno Cano

doi:10.4289/0013-8797.121.4.642

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23 November 2019 The Reproductive Biology of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Oniticellini)

Imelda Martínez-M., Jean-Pierre Lumaret, Ana Kory Martínez Diego, Bulmaro Moreno Cano

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Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 121(4):642-656 (2019). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.121.4.642

Abstract

The reproductive biology of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) was studied using insects collected in Quiahuixtlan, Veracruz, Mexico, that were kept under controlled environmental conditions (temperature: 26.9 °C ± 0.09; relative humidity: 69.75% ± 1.7; photoperiod: 14D-10N). The reproductive systems of both sexes—similar to those described for other species of Scarabaeinae—are described. Females lay two eggs each day. Their fecundity is 111 ± 15 eggs. The lifespan of this species is 30 to 60 days. Development from egg to imago ranges from 25 to 28 days. The three larval instars are described.

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Imelda Martínez-M., Jean-Pierre Lumaret, Ana Kory Martínez Diego, and Bulmaro Moreno Cano "The Reproductive Biology of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Oniticellini)," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 121(4), 642-656, (23 November 2019). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.121.4.642

Published: 23 November 2019

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