Scientifica / 2016 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Developmental Variation of Indian Thermophilic Variety of Scuttle Fly Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) on Different Substrates Stages Avg. hours (mean ± SE) Cumulative avg. days Avg. length (in mm) (mean ± SE) Avg. width (in mm) (mean ± SE) Avg. biomass (in mm3 ) (mean ± SE) Eggs 14 ± 1 14 hrs 0.9050 ± 0.00260 0.3010 ± 0.00870 0.0642 ± 0.00734 1st instar larvae 44 ± 2 2 days, 10 hrs 1.5378 ± 0.14193 0.5124 ± 0.04740 0.3499 ± 0.09483 2nd instar larvae 64 ± 2 5 days, 2 hrs 2.7226 ± 0.17353 0.9071 ± 0.05783 1.8656 ± 0.32497 3rd instar larvae 148 ± 1 11 days, 6 hrs 4.5145 ± 0.30010 1.5045 ± 0.10002 8.9991 ± 1.72950 Pupae 156 ± 2 17 days, 18 hrs 5.8893 ± 0.08514 1.9866 ± 0.02574 18.3965 ± 0.82974