Noriega F G
Centro de Estudios Parasitologicos y de Vectores, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
J Med Entomol. 1992 Mar;29(2):273-7. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/29.2.273.
Autogeny, the capacity of a female to lay eggs without having ingested any blood meal in the adult stage, was studied in three species of Triatominae: Triatoma infestans, Triatoma rubrovaria, and Rhodnius prolixus. When nymphs of T. rubrovaria and R. prolixus were fed chicken blood, autogeny occurred frequently, even with only one meal. In T. infestans autogeny was frequent as well, but demanded at least two nymphal blood meals. Total number of autogenic eggs was positively correlated with the body weight of the adult female. We conclude, therefore, that autogeny is common in Triatominae.
在三种锥蝽亚科昆虫中研究了自体生殖现象，即雌性在成虫阶段不摄取任何血餐就能产卵的能力，这三种昆虫分别是：侵扰锥猎蝽、红变锥猎蝽和长红猎蝽。当红变锥猎蝽和长红猎蝽的若虫喂食鸡血时，即使只喂食一顿，自体生殖现象也经常发生。在侵扰锥猎蝽中自体生殖现象也很常见，但至少需要若虫摄取两顿血餐。自体生殖产生的卵的总数与成年雌虫的体重呈正相关。因此，我们得出结论，自体生殖现象在锥蝽亚科中很常见。
