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Life History Of Paracantha Gentilis (Diptera: Tephritidae), David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Life History Of Paracantha Gentilis (Diptera: Tephritidae), David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Horticulture and Crop Science
The life history of Paracantha gentilis Hering in southern California is described. This stenophagous tephritid reproduces in the capitula of native Cirsium thistles. Courtship and mating behavior are described from field and laboratory observations. Territorial and courtship behavior of males and the morphological characters involved in possible male pheromone emission are described and illustrated, as are the oviposition behavior and reproductive morphology of females. Egg clutch sizes ranged from one to 13 eggs, with a maximum of six clutches per capitulum. Larvae fed gregariously within stage-specific niches. Pupariation occurred in the capitula, from which adults emerged in mid-June through early …
Description Of The Immature Stages Of Paracantha Gentilis (Diptera: Tephritidae), David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Description Of The Immature Stages Of Paracantha Gentilis (Diptera: Tephritidae), David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden
Horticulture and Crop Science
Descriptions are provided of the egg, larvae, and puparium of Paracantha gentilis Hering, a native, stenophagous tephritid which infests the capitula of thistles. Detailed examination of larvae led to the discovery of a median oral lobe between the mouth hooks. This is the first structure of this kind described for Tephritidae. Two sensory structures on the anterior lobes of P. gentilis also were discovered, the lateral sensory organ and the pit sensory organ. In comparing the anterior sensory apparatus of P. gentilis larvae with those in Anthomyiidae, Calliphoridae, Drosophilidae, Muscidae, and Syrphidae, striking similarities were apparent. Photographs that illustrate the …