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Unterschiede in Eibiologie und Habitatbindung zwischen Prosimulium tomosvaryi (Prosimuliini) und verschiedenen Simuliini (Diptera, Simuliidae)
Author(s) -
Timm Tobias
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19930780111
Subject(s) - tribe , biology , black fly , larva , ecology , zoology , anthropology , sociology
Differences in Egg‐biology and Habitat Binding between Prosimulium tomosvaryi (Prosimuliini) and Simuliini (Diptera, Simuliidae) Oviposition of the mountain black fly Prosimulium tomosvaryi (Enderlein, 1921) (tribe Prosimuliini) takes place in May in the „Niederbergisch‐Märkisches Hügelland” (North Rhine‐Westphalia). The eggs aestivate until late November. They differ in morphology, egg‐layers and germ band‐formation from tribe Simuliini. The development is negatively correlated with temperature: the embryo develops slowly, but without a pause at low temperatures (<10°C), while high temperatures (>12°C) prevent development (temperature controlled dormancy). It is explained that distribution of Prosimulium species in Central Europe is limited by the potency of the terrestrial egg stage.