Seasonal prevalence and migration of aquatic insects in paddies and an irrigation pond in Shimane prefecture [Japan]
Seasonal prevalence and migration of aquatic insects in paddies and an irrigation pond in Shimane prefecture [Japan]
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岛根县稻田和灌溉池塘水生昆虫的季节性流行和迁徙[日本]
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2001
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H. Saijo
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H. Saijo
Abstract: Faunal composition and seasonal changes in the number of aquatic Coleoptera and Hemiptera were investigated in paddies and an adjacent irrigation pond in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Nine species of Hemiptera and Twenty-four species of Coleoptera were collected from both the paddies and the pond. The number of species of adult insects in the paddies increased from May to June, then gradually decreased toward autumn. In contrast, the number in the pond was highest during autumn. The number of species of larval insects was high in paddies especially from May to July, but low in the pond throughout the year. Sixteen of the aquatic insect species observed were classified into four types on the basis of their habitat utilization pattern: A) those using the pond for both non-reproductive and reproductive purposes, B) those using the pond as the main habitat and the paddies for reproduction, C) those using both the pond and paddies as a living habitat and also the paddies for reproduction, and D) those using the paddies for both non-reproductive and reproductive purposes. My observations indicate that paddies play an important role in the reproduction of aquatic Coleoptera and Hemiptera, whereas the pond provides stable habitat for nonreproductive stages, as well as a place for reproduction of some species. This means that the coexistence of paddies and ponds is important for the species richness of aquatic insects in this region.