The guarding posture of females in the subsocial bug Elasmucha dorsalis (Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae)
The subsocial bug Elasmucha dorsalis lays egg masses on the underside of the leaves of female plants of Aruncus dioicus. Each bug straddles her eggs and shields her offspring with her body, until they moult to the 2nd instar. Females that: attended aggregations of 2nd and later instar nymphs feeding...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2000-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200001-0023_The_guarding_posture_of_females_in_the_subsocial_bug_Elasmucha_dorsalis_Heteroptera_Acanthosomatidae.php |