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Morphology of spermatheca in Scutelleridae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) and its taxonomic significance
Joanna Czajasubject
0106 biological sciencesbiologyPentatomoideaPhysiology010607 zoologyZoologyScutelleridaebiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesHemipteramedicine.anatomical_structureSpermathecaStructural BiologyInsect ScienceReceptaclemedicineMolecular BiologyDuct (anatomy)Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
AbstractStructures of spermatheca in 63 species of Scutelleridae (Hemiptera) representing 46 genera and all subfamilies currently recognised in the family were examined and compared. The morphology of three main parts of the spermatheca (receptacle, intermediate part, and spermathecal duct) was described and three main types of spermatheca in Scutelleridae were identified. The taxonomic importance of spermathecal features for the higher classification of scutellerids is discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | Canadian Entomologist |