EXTRA-LARGE TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM: A NEW AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE MUTANT

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A new mutant of Tribolium confusum Jacquelin duVal (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), extra-large (designated xl), was isolated in mating competition tests with red-eye (re) and wild-type (+). Crosses showed that it was autosomal recessive gene with subvital effects. The pupal weights averaged 6.1 and 7.3 mg for males and females, respectively, about twice the weights of the ancestral wild-type. The generation time (egg to adult) was approximately 8 to 9 weeks compared with about 4 weeks for the wild-type. This increase resulted from a lengthening of the larval stage since the durations of the egg and pupal stages were within the ranges of the wild-type. Mean longevity of xl males and females was reduced to 8.5 and 6.0 weeks, respectively at 26.7 ± 1 °C and 60% RH.

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