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《巴氏环金龟（Cyclocephala barrerai Martínez，鞘翅目：鳃金龟科）及其同属物种的大规模饲养与生活史》，其DOI为https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieaf050。鳃金龟科（Melolonthidae）生物学研究的核心挑战之一，始终是稳定获取性状明确的实验虫源。本研究开发了一套可在实验室多代连续饲养巴氏环金龟的大规模饲养方法。本数据集被用于开展多项相关分析：包括大规模饲养相关指标（卵至成虫的发育周期时长、虫体重量与繁殖力）、野外种群与实验室种群的形态计量学对比、完整生活史梳理，以及对比本大规模饲养方法与持续人工干预饲养方法的差异。