Predation of the beetle Rhantus sikkimensis (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on the larvae of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) of the Darjeeling Himalayas of India

Limnologica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-257

  Aditya, Gautam ^a,b   Saha, Goutam Kumar ^b  

^a DARJEELING GOVERNMENT COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspots; Chironomus sp.; Culex sp.; Darjeeling himalayas; India; Larva; Predation; Rhantus sikkimensis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LARVA; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ASIA; DARJEELING; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; INSECTA; RHANTUS;

EID: 33750981828     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Aditya G., Pramanik M.K., and Saha G.K. Larval habitats and species composition of mosquitoes in Darjeeling Himalayas, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 43 (2006) 7-15
2. Bisht R.S., and Das S.M. Observations on the population ecology of aquatic insects in two cold water Kumaon Lakes with reference to abiotic factors. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 85 1 (1988) 131-142
3. Blaustein L. Influence of the predatory backswimmer Notonecta maculata, on invertebrate community structure. Ecological Entomology 23 (1998) 246-252
4. Blaustein L., Kiflawi M., Eitam A., Mangel M., and Cohen J.E. Oviposition habitat selection in response to risk of predation in temporary pools: Mode of detection and consistency across experimental venue. Oecologia 138 (2004) 300-305
5. Campos R.E., Fernandez L.A., and Sy V.E. Study of the insects associated with the floodwater mosquito Ochlerotatus albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and their possible predators in Buenos Aires province. Hydrobiologia 524 1 (2004) 92-102
6. Chakraborty D.K., and Saha G.K. The physicochemical and hydrobiological features of three stagnant water sources in Darjeeling hills. Geobios 20 (1993) 61-65
7. Chaudhuri P.K., and Som D.K. Paracricotopus missilus Chaudhuri & Som, a new orthoclad species of Darjeeling Himalayas (Diptera: Chironomidae). Russian Journal of Entomology 7 (1998) 51-56
8. DeHass E.M., Wagner C., Koelmans A.A., Kraak M.H.S., and Admiral W. Habitat selection by chironomid larvae: Fast growth requires fast food. Journal of Animal Ecology 75 (2006) 148-155
9. Eitam A., Blaustein L., and Mangel M. Effects of Anisops sardea (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on ovipostion habitat selection by mosquitoes and other dipterans and on community structure in artificial pools. Hydrobiologia 485 (2002) 183-189
10. Elliot J.M. Prey switching in four species of carnivorous stoneflies. Freshwater Biology 49 (2004) 709-720
11. Fischer S., Marinone M.C., Fontanarrosa M.S., Nieves M., and Schweigmann N. Urban rain pools: Seasonal dynamics and entomofauna in a park of Buenos Aires. Hydrobiologia 441 1 (2000) 45-63
12. Fox L.R., and Murdoch W.W. Effect of feeding history on short term and long term functional responses in Notonecta hoffmani. Journal of Animal Ecology 47 (1978) 945-959
13. Friss H., Bauer T., and Betz O. An insect larva with a pig snout: Structure and function of the nasale of Hyphydrus ovatus L. (1763) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Journal of Zoology 261 1 (2003) 59-68
14. Gilbert J.J., and Burns C.W. Some observation on the diet of the backswimmers, Anisops wakefieldi. Hydrobiologia 412 (1999) 111-118
15. Giller P.S., and Mc Neill S. Predation strategies, resources portioning and habitat selection in Notonecta (Hemiptera/Acteroptera). Journal of Animal Ecology 50 (1981) 789-808
16. Hampton S.E. Habitat overlap of enemies: Temporal patterns and the role of spatial complexity. Oecologia 138 (2004) 475-484
17. Hazra, N. (2000). Morphology and diversity of chironomid communities of Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India (Diptera: Chironomidae). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India.
18. Hazra N., Saha G.K., and Chaudhuri P.K. Two species of Macropelopia Thienemann (Diptera: Chironomidae), first report from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India. Aquatic Insects 23 4 (2000) 297-309
19. Hazra N., Saha G.K., and Chaudhuri P.K. Records of orthoclad species from the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India (Diptera: Chironomidae) with a note on their ecology. Hydrobiologia 474 (2002) 41-55
20. Hazra, N., Saha, G. K., & Chaudhuri, P. K. (2005). Tanypod midges of the tribe Pentaneurini (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 35, in press.
21. Kaul V. Production and ecology of some macrophytes of Kashmir lakes. Hydrobiologia 12 (1972) 63-69
22. Kehl S., and Dettner K. Predation by pioneer water beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from sandpit ponds, based on crop content analysis and laboratory experiments. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 158 1 (2003) 109-126
23. Kögel F. Zur Biologie und Ökologie von Rhantus consputus Strm. Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum 35/36 (1987) 5-19
24. Kutschera U. The feeding strategies of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (L.): A laboratory study. International Review of Hydrobiology 88 (2003) 94-101
25. Lods-Crozet B., Lencioni V., Olafsson J.S., Snook D.L., Velle G., Brittain J.E., et al. Chironomid communities in six European glacier-fed streams. Freshwater Biology 46 12 (2001) 1791-1809
26. Lundkvist E., Landin J., Jackson M., and Svensson C. Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) as predators of mosquito larvae (Culicidae) in field experiments and in laboratory tests of prey preferences. Bulletin of Entomological Research 93 (2003) 219-226
27. Marian M.P., and Pandian T.J. Interference of Chironomus in an open culture system for Tubifex tubifex. Aquaculture 44 (1985) 249-251
28. Murdoch W.W., Avery S., and Smyth M.E.B. Switching in predatory fish. Ecology 56 (1975) 1094-1105
29. Murdoch W.W., Scott M.A., and Ebsworth P. Effect of a general predator, Notonecta (Hemiptera) upon a freshwater community. Journal of Animal Ecology 49 (1984) 667-686
30. Rasmussen J.B. Effects of density and microdetritus enrichment on the growth of chironomid larvae in a small pond. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42 (1985) 1418-1422
31. Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U., and Heiber M. Spatio-temporal variation in macroinvertebrate assemblages of glacial streams in the Swiss Alps. Freshwater Biology 46 12 (2001) 1663-1672
32. Tate A.W., and Hershey A.E. Selective feeding by larval dytiscids (Coleoptera; Dytiscidae) and effects of fish predation on upper littoral zone macroinvertebrate communities of arctic lakes. Hydrobiologia 497 (2003) 13-23
33. Zar J.H. Biostatistical analysis. 4th ed. (1999), Pearson Education (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd., Indian branch, New Delhi, India (663pp.)
34. Zutshi D.P., Subla B.A., Khan M.A., and Wanganeo A. Comparative limnology of nine lakes of Jammu and Kashmir Himalayas. Hydrobiologia 72 (1980) 101-112