Eur. J. Entomol. 100 (4): 509-515, 2003 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.078

Temperature and development of central European species of Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Pavel SASKA, Alois HONĚK
Research Institute of Crop Production, Drnovská 507, CZ 161 06 Praha 6 - Ruzyně, Czech Republic, e-mail: saska@vurv.cz

Development rates of the eggs of 9 species, larvae of 6 species and pupae of 6 species of the genus Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were recorded at five constant temperatures between 17 and 28°C, and thermal constants for each development stage calculated. The lower development threshold varied between 9.2-13.5°C for different stages and species. Rate isomorphy, which implies the existence of a common temperature threshold for all development stages, was demonstrated in 5 species. The sum of effective temperatures differed between stages. On average the egg stage took 18%, the first larval instar 13%, second instar 13%, third instar 35% and pupa 21% of the total development time. A poor diet increased the SET of the larvae. The results are compared with published data on Carabidae.

Keywords: Amara aenea, A. familiaris, A. similata, A. ovata, A. littorea, A. eurynota, A. fulvipes, A. chaudoiri incognita, A. equestris, thermal constants, lower development threshold, sum of effective temperatures, rate isomorphy

Received: January 27, 2003; Revised: June 18, 2003; Accepted: July 14, 2003; Published: November 20, 2003  Show citation

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SASKA, P., & HONĚK, A. (2003). Temperature and development of central European species of Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae). EJE, 100(4), 509-515. doi: 10.14411/eje.2003.078
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