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Submergence tolerance in immature stages of the stalk-eyed fly Sphyracephala detrahens (Diptera: Diopsidae)

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PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
卷 48, 期 1, 页码 45-53

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/phen.12401

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floating; immersion in water; riparian zone; stalk-eyed fly

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This study evaluated the submergence tolerances of Sphyracephala detrahens immatures and found that individuals in later larval and pupal stages were more tolerant to submergence. These results may reflect adaptation of S. detrahens to fluctuating water levels.
Sphyracephala detrahens (Walker, 1860) (Diptera: Diopsidae) inhabits the riparian zones of streams and rivers. Because of the limited dispersal ability of S. detrahens during egg, larval, and pupal stages, immature individuals are at risk of being submerged by floodwater after heavy rain. In this study, I evaluated the submergence tolerances of immatures of S. detrahens by comparing them to immatures of Drosophila melanogaster, which also feed on rotten fruits but are not restricted to the riparian zone. The results showed that S. detrahens eggs were susceptible to desiccation, but more than 80% of eggs hatched after full submergence. Later instar larvae were more resistant to full submergence than earlier instar larvae. The duration of submergence causing 50% pupation (PD50) in the first, second, and third-instar larvae of S. detrahens were 15.88, 58.46, and 91.74 h, respectively. The PD50 of the third-instar larvae of D. melanogaster was 20.01 h. Third-instar S. detrahens larvae continued to develop in water for a longer duration than D. melanogaster larvae of the same instar. In the pupal stages, late pupae tended to remain afloat longer than early pupae. The duration of submergence causing 50% emergence (ED50) of adults from early and late pupae were 40.70 and 104.74 h, respectively. In the larval and pupal stages, individuals in the later developmental phases tended to be more tolerant to full submergence. The submergence tolerance of the immature stages of S. detrahens may reflect adaptation to an environment with fluctuating water levels.

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