Summary
The starvation capacity of several species of larval Carabidae was assessed by keeping newly-hatched larvae on moistened paper under laboratory conditions.
The mean survival time ranged from three to 28 days according to species.
The longest surviving species was Pterostichus madidus, which survived for up to 37 days at 5°C.
Survival was related to the type of container in which the larvae were kept, and to temperature, decreasing above 10°C.
The importance of starvation and cannibalism to newly-hatched carabid larvae is discussed.
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Luff, M.L. (1994). Starvation capacities of some carabid larvae. In: Desender, K., Dufrêne, M., Loreau, M., Luff, M.L., Maelfait, JP. (eds) Carabid Beetles: Ecology and Evolution. Series Entomologica, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0968-2_26
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