DESCRIPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EGGS OF TWO STICK INSECTS (PHASMATODEA: PHASMATIDAE) FROM NEW BRITAIN

Abstract

The eggs of the New Guinea phasmatids Eurycantha calcarata Lucas and Anchiale maculata Olivier are described, and their incubation periods studied at room temperature with a diurnal range of 21 to 35° C. E. calcarata eggs hatched after an average of 101 days incubation, and A. maculata eggs after an average of 114 days. Fifty per cent of the E. calcarata eggs, and 77% of the A. maculata eggs, hatched. The fungus Aspergillus flavus infested 0 to 19% of the E. calcarata eggs in different batches, and 15% of the A. maculata eggs. Copyright © 1977, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved