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15 October 2015 Nighttime Visits to Male Flowers of a Wild Grapevine by Some Oedemerid Beetles (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) on Miyake Island
Shigeki Kishi, Kazuhiro Katoh
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Abstract

We report that some oedemerid beetles and longicorn beetles visited male flowers of the wild grapevine Vitis ficifolia var. izuinsularis on Miyake Island, off southeastern Honshu Island, Japan. We collected those beetles by beating inflorescences at night, though we had previously found no insects on the inflorescences in the daytime. We also used light traps to collect insects from the vicinity of inflorescences, and trapped many other insect species in addition to oedemerid beetles. Our results suggest that some oedemerid beetles are promising candidates as effective pollinators of the wild grapevine.

Shigeki Kishi and Kazuhiro Katoh "Nighttime Visits to Male Flowers of a Wild Grapevine by Some Oedemerid Beetles (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) on Miyake Island," Entomological News 125(3), 186-190, (15 October 2015). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.125.0306
Received: 27 April 2015; Accepted: 1 June 2015; Published: 15 October 2015
KEYWORDS
Miyake Island
Poisonous beetle
pollinator
Vitis
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