1969
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1969.tb02503.x
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THE PREDATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF RHINOCORIS BICOLOR AND R. TROPICUS (HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE)

Abstract: The predatory reduviids Rhinocoris bicolor and R. tropicus were kept in the laboratory. Observations on their mating behaviour, oviposition, and responses to insect prey are described. Experiments on the responses to various models indicate the importance of visual (moving) and olfactory stimuli in inducing the predatory behaviour of both species. Intra‐specific predatory behaviour is described and its relationship to sexual behaviour considered. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG DAS RAUB‐ UND FORTPFLANZUNGSVERHALTEN VON RHINOC… Show more

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“…Visual stimuli from the moving prey initiate subsequent predator-prey interactions. The importance of visual stimuli for predatory reduviids has been well documented (Odhiambo 1958a;Edwards 1962;Parker 1969Parker , 1971Parker , 1972Livingstone and Ambrose 1978a;Louis 1974;Haridass and Ananthakrishnan 1980a). Species like H aematorrhophus niqrooiolaceus (Reuter), Guionius niqripennis (Fabr.)…”
Section: Locationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Visual stimuli from the moving prey initiate subsequent predator-prey interactions. The importance of visual stimuli for predatory reduviids has been well documented (Odhiambo 1958a;Edwards 1962;Parker 1969Parker , 1971Parker , 1972Livingstone and Ambrose 1978a;Louis 1974;Haridass and Ananthakrishnan 1980a). Species like H aematorrhophus niqrooiolaceus (Reuter), Guionius niqripennis (Fabr.)…”
Section: Locationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Observations to this effect have also been made on other reduviids (Odhiambo 1958;Edwards 1962;Parker 1965Parker , 1969Parker , 1971Parker , 1972. Members of Ectrichodiinae are exclusive millipede feeders and the first record of their habit is provided by Green (1925) who reports the feeding of small Physorhynchus linnaei Stal on large Spirostreptus sp.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Available information on their feeding behaviour appears meagre (Cachan 1952;Edwards 1962;Parker 1965Parker , 1969Parker , 1971Parker , 1972, in spite of this being the largest group among the heteropterous insects. An attempt has been made to present a detailed study of the prey records, feeding habits, and the predatory behaviour of some representative types of reduviids collected from Southern India.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Movement of prey is essential for predatory response in Harpactorinae (EDWARDS, 1966;PARKER, 1965PARKER, , 1969. The dilator muscles of the pharyngeal pump of harpactorines lack the tendons, which apparently occur in all phytophagous Hemiptera.…”
Section: Reduviidaementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Once discrimination has been made, some inhibitory mechanism would appear to curb the predatory behaviour of the male. Such a function for the rostral sensilla (PARKER, 1969) seems farfetched, but could be proved or disproved by painting the apex of the male's rostrum or the female's dorsum with some inert material. Inhibitory effects on the male by secretions of the female during pre-copulatory behaviour are known to occur in other insects, such as Dictyoptera and Orthoptera (CHAP-MAN, 1969).…”
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confidence: 99%