Abstract
Mating and oviposition rhythms and evidence for sex-specific pheromones of the gray-black citrus longicorn beetle Nadezhdiella cantori were investigated. The reproductive and flight activities of this insect mainly occurred between 1700 and 2400 h, and each activity had two peaks with the first one taking place within the 3 h before sunset (2100 h) and the second occurring within the 3 h after sunset. Circadian rhythms of mating and oviposition were significantly correlated but neither mating nor oviposition was significantly correlated with flight. It is suggested that mating and oviposition repeat in turn during pair-bonding and that flight is an indication of termination of reproductive activities in some individuals of a population. Males differentiated between sexes by touching. Mating behavior of males was stimulated by a contact female sex pheromone on the female body surface. Fighting behavior of males was mediated by a chemical on the male body surface. Females left trails of the contact sex pheromone on the trees when walking, which males used to locate them. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Wang, Q., Zeng, W., Chen, L. et al. Circadian Reproductive Rhythms, Pair-Bonding, and Evidence for Sex-Specific Pheromones in Nadezhdiella cantori (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 15, 527–539 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016333317564
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