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A note on the watermite Hydrodroma despiciens feeding on chironomid egg masses
Author(s) -
WILES P. R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1982.tb00604.x
Subject(s) - biology , spermatophore , chironomidae , zoology , ecology , larva , mating
SUMMARY. Chironomid eggs are the primary food of aduh and nymphal Hydrodroma despiciens. Observations on feeding behaviour showed that the palps are well adapted for probing the egg mass jelly. Chironomid egg masses also serve as primary sites for male spermatophore deposition.