Round-the-clock Homing Behavior of a Subsocial Shield Bug, Parastrachia japonensis (Heteroptera: Parastrachiidae), Using Path Integration

Light compass in the provisioning navigation of the subsocial shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis (Heteroptera: Parastrachiidae)

“…In addition, environmental structures such as canopy gaps may also function as references. In fact, P. japonensis females have been observed to provision for entire days using visual cues in the forest during the busiest provisioning period (Hironaka et al, 2003(Hironaka et al, , 2007b. Thus, they seem to be able to use different cues as light compass references depending on the current celestial conditions and structural surroundings in the field.…”

Canopy compass in nocturnal homing of the subsocial shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis (Heteroptera: Parastrachiidae)

“…These provisioning behaviours are observed during the day and night under several weather conditions in early summer (Hironaka et al 2003). Nocturnal provisioning could be observed only five nights during the field season; a displacement test and an eye-painted test revealed that the bugs use path integration based on visually guided orientation (Hironaka et al 2003(Hironaka et al , 2007b.…”

Description of Immature Stages ofMelanaethus crenatus(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae: Cydninae: Geotomini), with Notes on Oviposition, Seed-Carrying and Feeding Behaviors

“…The bugs with extended parental behavior are: Sehirus cinctus cinctus (Palisot de Beauvois) (Sites & McPherson 1982;Agrawal et al 2004Agrawal et al , 2005; Adomerus triguttulus (Motchulsky) (Kudo & Nakahira 2004Kudo et al 2006;Nakahira & Kudo 2008); Adomerus variegatus (Signoret) (Mukai et al 2010); Canthophorus niveimarginatus Scott (Sehirinae) (Filippi et al 2009;Baba et al 2011); and the most studied Parastrachia japonensis Scott (Parastrachidae) (Tachikawa & Schaefer 1985;Tsukamoto & Tojo 1992;Tsukamoto et al 1994;Filippi et al 1995aFilippi et al , 1995bFilippi et al , 2000aFilippi et al , 2000bFilippi et al , 2001Filippi et al , 2002Filippi et al , 2005Nomakuchi et al 1998;Hironaka et al 2005Hironaka et al , 2007aHironaka et al , 2007bHironaka et al , 2007cTojo et al 2005). In a laboratory experiment adults and nymphs of Adrisa magna Uhler were observed to carry seeds of Sophora japonica L. (Leguminosae) to shelter places allowing communal feeding and possible provisioning for nymphs (Takeuchi & Tamura 2000).…”