Spennemann, Dirk HR (2021). Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). , 7(2), 205-214. doi: 10.52547/jibs.7.2.205
Dirk HR Spennemann. "Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)". , 7, 2, 2021, 205-214. doi: 10.52547/jibs.7.2.205
Spennemann, Dirk HR (2021). 'Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)', , 7(2), pp. 205-214. doi: 10.52547/jibs.7.2.205
Spennemann, Dirk HR Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae). , 2021; 7(2): 205-214. doi: 10.52547/jibs.7.2.205

Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Article 7, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 205-214    PDF (2.23 M)
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.52547/jibs.7.2.205
Author
Dirk HR Spennemann*
Institute for Land, Water and Society; Charles Sturt University; PO Box 789; Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
Abstract
Date stone beetles (Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius, 1801) tunnel into palm seeds to establish brood galleries with their larvae consuming the seed’s albumen. Based on behavioural observations this paper describes the biomechanical parameters that govern the initial excavation of the tunnels and the establishment of the brood galleries.
Keywords
Spermatophagy; feeding behavior; locomotion; activity patterns
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