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Bionomics and polymorphism in Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J.H. Appleby  and
P.F. Credland
J.H. Appleby
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
P.F. Credland*
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
*
*Fax: 01784 470756 E-mail: P.Credland@rhul.ac.uk
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Abstract

Callosobruchus subinnotatus (Pic) is the major insect pest of stored bambara groundnuts, Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt, in sub-Saharan West Africa, but little is currently known about its biology or how it may be controlled. A series of laboratory studies was performed to investigate the bionomics of and differences between two apparently different morphs of adult of each sex of this species, here termed ‘active’ and ‘normal’. Major differences in their morphology, physiology and behaviour were identified and are described in detail for the first time. They provide clear evidence of the existence of an adult polymorphism among populations of this species, which is comparable in certain respects to that previously described for C. maculatus (Fabricius) and C. chinensis Linnaeus. Adults can be separated into the correct morph based on characteristic differences in elytral and pygidial colour and pattern. ‘Normal’ adults are characterized by having high fecundity, short adult life and are relatively sedentary while ‘active’ adults exhibit reproductive diapause (suspension of reproductive activity), are long lived, and show (at least in females) increased dispersal tendencies. These characteristics suggest adaptation of the ‘active’and ‘normal’ morphs respectively to the different environments of field and seed stores, and the significance of the polymorphism in the life history of C. subinnotatus is discussed in this context. The design of any effective control regime for this bruchid needs to take account of and could potentially be based upon the existence of polymorphism in C. subinnotatus.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 91 , Issue 4 , August 2001 , pp. 235 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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