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20 December 2012 Observations of Oviposition Behavior Among North American Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) Species and Notes on Mass Rearing
Mathew L. Brust, C. Barry Knisley, Stephen M. Spomer, Kentaro Miwa
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Abstract

Although the larvae of a large number of North American tiger beetle species have been described, little information exists on the oviposition behavior of female tiger beetles at the species level. In this study, we found that the oviposition behavior varied widely among species, with some species utilizing more than one method. We found that, contrary to many references, several tiger beetle species did not oviposit from above the soil surface by inserting the ovipositor into the soil. Instead, several species oviposited by tunneling over 20 mm below the soil surface. In addition, we outline recently used successful protocols for rearing larvae rapidly and in large quantities.

Mathew L. Brust, C. Barry Knisley, Stephen M. Spomer, and Kentaro Miwa "Observations of Oviposition Behavior Among North American Tiger Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) Species and Notes on Mass Rearing," The Coleopterists Bulletin 66(4), 309-314, (20 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1649/072.066.0403
Received: 28 October 2011; Accepted: 1 September 2012; Published: 20 December 2012
KEYWORDS
behavior
Cicindela
eggs
propagation
selection
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