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Observations on the Flight, Wing Movements and Wing Structure of Male Priacma serrata (Lee.) (Coleoptera: Cupedidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. M. Atkins
D. M. Atkins
Affiliation:
Forest Biology Laboratory, Victoria, B.C.
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During May, 1957 near Lumby, B.C., there was a reoccurrence of the gregarious flight behaviour of Priacma serrata males observed the preceding year (Atkins, 1957). Once more these beetles exhibited a strong attraction to “Perfex” laundry bleach, which is an aqueous solution containing 5-5.5 per cent sodium hypochlorite and 4.3 per cent sodium chlorate. They swarmed around the bleach-treated articles every fair day from the 5th of May until the first week of June. This situation presented an ideal opportunity to study certain aspects of the behaviour of this strange insect and accordingly observations were made on the beetles' flight both in the field and under laboratory conditions.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , June 1958 , pp. 339 - 347
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1958

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