Dalotia coriaria
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Dalotia coriaria, the greenhouse rove beetle, is a species of staphylinid rove beetle in the subfamily Aleocharinae. It is used as a predatory biological control agent for the management of pest insects.
Biological control[edit]
Dalotia coriaria is a commercially available species, sold by several Integrated Pest Management companies in the US and Europe. The beetles are employed as a biological control agent of glasshouse pests. Both adults and larvae prey upon larvae of fungus gnats (Bradysia spp.), and adult beetles also target shore flies (Scatella spp.) and thrips.[1] The species was discovered feeding on a laboratory culture of fungus gnats, stimulating a study into its efficacy as a biological control agent.[2]
Use as a model organism[edit]
Dalotia coriaria's fast generation time, high fecundity and ease of culture of have recently led to the species being developed as a laboratory model organism.[3]
Taxonomic history[edit]
Like many Aleocharinae, Dalotia coriaria has a complex taxonomic history. Initially described a member of Homalota,[4] many authors placed it in the large genus Atheta, before its current placement in Dalotia.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Echegaray, E. R.; Cloyd, R. A. 2013: Life History Characteristics of the Rove Beetle, Dalotia coriaria (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) under Laboratory Conditions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 86(2): :145-154. doi:10.2317/JKES120927.1
- ^ Carney, V. A; Diamond, J. C.; Murphy, G. D.; Marshall, D. 2002: The Potential of Atheta coriaria Kraatz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), as a Biological Control Agent for Use in Greenhouse Crops. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 139: 37-40.
- ^ Davis, S.; Eldredge, K. T.; Parker, J. 2013: Development of the adult abdominal defensive gland in Atheta coriaria Kraatz: a key innovation for ecological and biological success (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Entomological Society of America meeting abstract link
- ^ Kraatz, G. (1856): Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands. Erste Abteilung. Coleoptera. Bd. 2. Lief. 1–2. Verlag der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung, Berlin, pp. 1–376.
- ^ Gusarov, V. (2003): Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes. Zootaxa 353 pp. 1–134.
