title: Flight activity of belostomatidae in central Ivory Coast.
abstract: Five species of Belostomatids were caught in a light trap placed in a tree savanna 3 km distant from a small artificial lake in central Ivory Coast. Only Diplonychus nepoides Fabr. was fairly abundant.The flights of this species present a well-marked lunar rhytmicity: 79% of the catches occur during the fortnight around full moon. Rainfall does not seem to be an important factor. A highly significant, positive correlation has been found between the number of trapped bugs and nocturnal temperature.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Entomologie agricole, Centre Orstom d'Adiopodoumé, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duvirad