Table 2 Mating behavior, frequency and duration of Anastatus japonicus males.
Category | Behavior | Time (s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virgin male × Virgin female | Virgin male × Mated female | Mated male × Virgin female | Mated male × Mated female | ||
Courtship | ♂ Moving around ♀ | 1.28 ± 0.03 d | 3.18 ± 0.09 b | 1.73 ± 0.09 c | 4.00 ± 0.08 a |
Antennae–antennae | 2.02 ± 0.03 d | 3.51 ± 0.07 b | 2.57 ± 0.04 c | 5.40 ± 0.09 a | |
Precopulatory | Mounting (seconds) | 1.21 ± 0.02 c | 0.94 ± 0.05 b | 1.40 ± 0.05a | 0.98 ± 0.04 b |
Number of bouts | 1 | 3–5 | 1 | 3–4 | |
Aggression by ♀ (behavioral act) | Female receptive. In few cases show aggression when male touch his aedeagus at wrong position | Female nonreceptive. Reject-partner by showing extreme aggression | Female receptive. In few cases show aggression when male touch his aedeagus at wrong position | Female nonreceptive. Reject-partner by showing extreme aggression | |
Aggression by ♂ | None | Male shows wing fanning as female reject mating | None | Male shows wing fanning as female reject mating | |
Copulation | Copulation (seconds) | 1.18 ± 0.02 a | None | 1.24 ± 0.03 a | None |
Mating | Yes | None | Yes | None | |
Postcopulatory | Wing fanning | Male starts wing fanning right after copulation while standing at the thorax of female | No | Male starts wing fanning right after copulation while standing at the thorax of female | No |
Walk away | After successful mating male and female walk away | Keep moving around until female shows extreme aggressiveness | After successful mating male and female walk away | Keep moving around until female shows extreme aggressiveness | |
