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Morphometric Studies of Different Developmental Stages of Dermestes maculatus (Degeer, 1776) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
U. Zakka, S.O.N. Dimkpa and N.E.S. Lale
Corresponding Author: Davies Onome
Submitted: 2009 July, 01
Accepted: 2009 July, 15
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A pair of adult Dermestes maculatus was introduced into separate tubes containing each fish species
to serve both as food and oviposition medium. Some eggs laid were collected and placed on each fish substrate
in glass tubes for incubation and measurement. On hatching the larvae were separated into individual tubes (2.2
cm × 15 cm) containing 10 g of each fish species and kept under observation. The developmental stages were
obtained from each substrate for measurement using Nikon Optiphot phase contrast microscope equipped with
a drawing tube. The result indicates that larval instar 1 bred on mixed substrates was significantly shorter
(p<0.05) than those bred on the other fish substrates. No statistical difference was observed among other larval
instars on each of the different fish substrate. However, the fourth larval instar bred on Synodontis and Clarias
were significantly longer (p>0.05) than those bred on the other substrates. There were significant differences
in length among the various developmental stages with prepupae and pupae being significantly longer (p<0.05)
than larvae.
Key words: Morphometrics, Synodontis, Clarias, Dermestes macu, Necrobia rufipes, ,
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U. Zakka, S.O.N. Dimkpa and N.E.S. Lale, . Morphometric Studies of Different Developmental Stages of Dermestes maculatus (Degeer, 1776) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (3): Page No: 99-101.
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