Eur. J. Entomol. 118: 82-89, 2021 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2021.010

Laboratory rearing of Abidama liuensis (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) and description of immature stagesOriginal article

Qiqi WANG ORCID...1,2, Lingyan BAI1,2, Xu CHEN1,3, Aiping LIANG ORCID...1,2,3,*
1 Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R. China; e-mails: 763552719@qq.com, bailingyan0322@163.com, cxeastsun@163.com, liangap@ioz.ac.cn
2 College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
3 Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, 393 Binshuixidao Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300387, China

Because it is an important pest of rice, Abidama liuensis Metcalf is well documented in terms of its bioecology and control. However, there are few studies on the biology of this pest. In this study, a technique was developed for rearing this insect under laboratory conditions (26 ± 2°C; 75 ± 3% RH; and 12L : 12D photoperiod) and its immature stages are described. Egg development is divided into four stages, of which S1 took the longest time (accounting for 11.70% of total developmental time); 90% of the eggs that completed S2, hatched. Nymphal instars can be distinguished by body size, colour and other morphological features. Total developmental period of immature stages was approximately 50 d, with the averages of the five stadia 5.18, 4.33, 5.28, 10.41 and 8.5 days, respectively. Using this rearing technique, it is possible to rear A. liuensis throughout the year, which will facilitate further ecological, behavioural and molecular studies and the development of ways of controlling this insect in the field.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Abidama liuensis, spittlebug, laboratory rearing, egg, immature stages

Received: October 14, 2020; Revised: February 22, 2021; Accepted: February 22, 2021; Published online: March 22, 2021  Show citation

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WANG, Q., BAI, L., CHEN, X., & LIANG, A. (2021). Laboratory rearing of Abidama liuensis (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) and description of immature stages. EJE, 118, Article 82-89. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2021.010
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