Open AccessDesarrollo postembrionario de Latrodectus variegatus (Araneae: Theridiidae)
Author(s) -
A. González,
Serafín Vegas González,
Dolorès del Carmen Castro,
Andrea Armendano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista de biología tropical
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2215-2075
pISSN - 0034-7744
DOI - 10.15517/rbt.v46i1.19354
Subject(s) - theridiidae , biology , zoology , juvenile , stage (stratigraphy) , developmental stage , ecology , spider , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology
The Iife cicle of Latrodectus variegatus from cocoons collected in Bariloche, Argentina, is described. In stage IV (first free stage) 361 individually bred spiders were isolated and fed Drosophila melanogaster in the juvenile stage and Musca domestica after wards. "Stage 1" is the stage following eclosion. For the study of survival, and average Iife expectancy, a week wa