Biological characeteristic of Blaps kiritshenkoi （Coleoptera：Tenebrionidae）
2005
Zhang Jianying, Yu Youzhi, Jia Long
Китайский. 异距琵甲在宁夏2年发生1代，以成虫和不同龄期的幼虫越冬，4月上旬至10月上旬产卵，卵期10～14天，幼虫一般为12龄，幼虫期380～445天，越冬幼虫于次年6月下旬至9月上旬化蛹，蛹前期 16～28天，蛹期14～20天，羽化成虫经240～275天性成熟开始交配产卵。食性杂，不喜光，活动有明显的节律性。成虫具有利用防御腺进行自卫的特性，防御腺分泌物可为医学提供天然的药物.
Показать больше [+] Меньше [-]Английский. In this paper, morphological characters, living habits and life cycle of Blaps kiritshenkoi_were described. It was known that B. kiritshenkoi completes one generation in two years. They hibernate with adults and different instars in soil and have generation overlapping. The eggs appeared from early March to early October, lasting for 10-14 days. In general, the larva had 12 instar stage, lasting for 380-445 days. The exarate pupae appeared from late June to early September. The prepupal stage lasted for 16-28 days and the pupal stage covered 14-20 days. In 200-275 days, they became sexually mature and began to copulate and lay eggs. B. kiritshenkoi_ is omnivoraous. The adults avoided light and their activity was obviously periodical . The adults could make use of the defensive gland to protect themselves. The secretion of their defensive glands is medically valuable.
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