Mass-rearing and life history of Cyclocephala barrerai (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) and congeneric species

These data belong to the research article “Mass-rearing and life history of Cyclocephala barrerai (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) and congeneric species” with doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaf050. One of the main challenges in studying the biology of Melolonthidae has been the consistent availability of organisms with known characteristics. This study developed a methodology for mass-rearing Cyclocephala barrerai Martínez (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) over multiple laboratory generations. These data were used to analyze mass-rearing (egg-adult cycle length, weight, fecundity), morphometric comparison between field and laboratory organisms, life cycle and a comparison between the mass-rearing methodology and one where organisms were reared with constant manipulation.

本数据集源自研究论文《巴雷拉环丽金龟（Cyclocephala barrerai Martínez，鞘翅目Coleoptera: 鳃金龟科Melolonthidae）及其同属物种的大规模扩繁与生活史》，该论文DOI为https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaf050。研究鳃金龟科（Melolonthidae）昆虫生物学特性的核心挑战之一，在于稳定获取性状明确的试验试材。本研究建立了一套可在实验室多代连续繁育巴雷拉环丽金龟的大规模扩繁方法。本数据集用于分析该大规模扩繁体系的相关参数（卵至成虫的发育周期、虫体重量、繁殖力）、野外种群与实验室种群试虫的形态计量学对比、物种生活史，并对比了本扩繁方法与需持续人工操作的饲养方法的差异。