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Published on: December 10, 2015
Flight activity of belostomatidae in central Ivory Coast
1Laboratoire d'Entomologie agricole, Centre Orstom d'Adiopodoumé, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Abstract:
Five species of Belostomatids were caught in a light trap placed in a tree savanna 3 km distant from a small artificial lake in central Ivory Coast. Only Diplonychus nepoides Fabr. was fairly abundant.The flights of this species present a well-marked lunar rhytmicity: 79% of the catches occur during the fortnight around full moon. Rainfall does not seem to be an important factor. A highly significant, positive correlation has been found between the number of trapped bugs and nocturnal temperature.
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