EFFECT OF FOOD, LIGHT AND DARKNESS ON THE NUMBER OF INSTARS AND STADIAL PERIODS IN A MANTID EUANTISSA PULCHRA (FABRICIUS) (DICTYOPTERA: MANTIDAE)

U. KARUPPANAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02193

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EFFECT OF FOOD, LIGHT AND DARKNESS ON THE NUMBER OF INSTARS AND STADIAL PERIODS IN A MANTID EUANTISSA PULCHRA (FABRICIUS) (DICTYOPTERA: MANTIDAE)

U. KARUPPANAN

Volume : 74

Issue: Aug-sep

Pages: 377 - 380

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02193

Published: September 22, 2023

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Abstract

Nymphs of Euantissa pulchra were grouped into 5 categories as starvation for different periods; with different types of preys; continuous illumination; complete darkness and normal conditions, in-order to observe the number of moults (or instars) as well as the total nymphal periods. It is recorded that the food or illumination did not influence the number of moults but may extend the nymphal period.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02193

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377 - 380

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

EFFECT OF FOOD, LIGHT AND DARKNESS ON THE NUMBER OF INSTARS AND STADIAL PERIODS IN A MANTID EUANTISSA PULCHRA (FABRICIUS) (DICTYOPTERA: MANTIDAE)

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