Amalraj D D, Das P K
Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Indira Nagar, Pondicherry, India.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1992 Sep;23(3):450-2.
Laboratory reared larvae of Toxorhynchites splendens, which were previously starved for 24 hours, cannibalized eggs of their own kind or preyed upon the eggs of other species (Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi) present on the surface of water in small containers. Second and third instars consumed eggs faster than first and fourth instars. The first instar consumed larvae of its own kind faster than the other instars, in the absence of other prey. However, when prey larvae were provided, there was a significant fall in the rate of cannibalism.
实验室饲养的华丽巨蚊幼虫，此前已饥饿24小时，会同类相食或捕食小容器水面上其他物种（埃及伊蚊和斯氏按蚊）的卵。二龄和三龄幼虫比一龄和四龄幼虫更快地消耗卵。在没有其他猎物的情况下，一龄幼虫比其他龄期更快地同类相食。然而，当提供猎物幼虫时，同类相食的比率显著下降。
