Publication: Biological cycle of Lorryia formosa (Acari, Tydeidae) on rubber tree leaves: A case of thelytoky
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Abstract
Lorryia formosa Cooreman has been collected on many different host plants around the world. The biological cycle of this species was studied at 28 degrees C with mites collected from a rubber tree crop. The life table was constructed based on sixty individuals. The average lifetime was 37.43 +/- 20.23 (SE) days, and the r(m) was 0.08. The sex ratio was totally female biased, and unfertilized eggs developed into females. This is the first record of thelytoky in Tydeoidea proved by rearing.
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Euphorbiaceae, Hevea brasiliensis, parthenogenesis, phytophagous
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Experimental and Applied Acarology. Dordrecht: Springer, v. 38, n. 4, p. 237-242, 2006.
