Eur. J. Entomol. 104 (2): 181-185, 2007 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.027

Energy budget of wood-feeding larvae of Corymbia rubra (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Aleksandra WALCZYNSKA
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; e-mail: amucha@yahoo.com

The energy budget of xylem-feeding Corymbia rubra (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae was estimated by determining bioenergetic parameters. The values of several of the life history and bioenergetic parameters of this wood-feeding insect are exceptional and associated with specific adaptations to living in and feeding on wood. The energy budget of C. rubra sheds light on the life strategy of a xylem-feeder. Its slow growth (0.012 mg × mg-1 × d-1) is associated with a low consumption rate (0.097 mg × mg-1 × d-1) and the low nutritional value of its food (the assimilation efficiency is 34%). The gross growth and net growth efficiency are 15% and 43%, respectively.

Keywords: Cerambycidae, Corymbia rubra, assimilation efficiency, bioenergetic parameters, consumption rate, energy budget, energy value, growth rate, larvae, longhorn beetle, metabolism, respiration rate, wood-feeding, xylem-feeding

Received: August 31, 2005; Revised: November 10, 2006; Accepted: November 10, 2006; Published: April 25, 2007  Show citation

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WALCZYNSKA, A. (2007). Energy budget of wood-feeding larvae of Corymbia rubra (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). EJE, 104(2), 181-185. doi: 10.14411/eje.2007.027
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