Title: | "Behavioral Comparison in Males of Two Praying Mantis Species of the Same Genus, Hierodula patellifera and H. chinensis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Hierodulinae) in Japan, in Response to the Conspecific or Allospecific Species of Calling Females and Females' Headspace Crude Extract" |
Author(s): | Saji S; Yamasaki K; Fujimoto N; Naka H; |
Address: | "Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Koyama-Minami 4-101, Tottori, Tottori 680-8553, Japan. Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Midori-cho, Nishitokyo, Tokyo 188-0002, Japan. Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking) |
Abstract: | "For many years, only one species of praying mantis in the genus Hierodula, Hierodula patellifera Serville, had been recorded in Japan. In recent years, however, Hierodula chinensis Werner, a larger species than H. patellifera Serville, has been discovered in Japan, and observations and collections in Japan have increased rapidly. There are reports that in some areas, H. patellifera became locally extinct due to the invasion of H. chinensis. Since females of H. patellifera attract conspecific males by volatile with characteristic calling behavior, a sex pheromone-mediated reproductive interference may exist between the two species. Both males of H. patellifera and males of H. chinensis were strongly attracted to conspecific females and crude headspace extract from conspecific females, while they were not attracted to females of allospecific species or crude headspace extract from allospecific females. These results indicate that sex pheromone-mediated reproductive interference may not exist between H. patellifera and H. chinensis" |
Keywords: | "Male Female Animals *Mantodea/physiology *Sex Attractants/pharmacology Japan Sexual Behavior, Animal Complex Mixtures communication interference interspecific competition mating behavior volatile pheromone;" |
Notes: | "MedlineSaji, Seiya Yamasaki, Kazuhisa Fujimoto, Nanami Naka, Hideshi eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2022/09/22 Environ Entomol. 2022 Oct 21; 51(5):885-891. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvac070" |