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Comparative morphology study of the male genitalia in the tribe Astathini from China (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

  • Si-Yao He ,
  • Li Chen ,
  • Zhi-Ping Liu
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College of Plant Protection, Southwest University

Online published: 2015-04-24

Abstract

The male genitalia of 13 species from four genera of Astathini were described and analyzed. The result showed that five genital characters, such as shape of the apex of 8th abdominal tergaum and sternum, ratio of the length of lateral lobes to tegmen, can be used to identify genera of Astathini; six characters, such as ratio of the length of lateral lobes to tegmen, ratio of the length of roof to lateral lobes, shape of the apex of ventral plate of median lobe, can be used to identify species inBacchisa.

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Si-Yao He , Li Chen , Zhi-Ping Liu . Comparative morphology study of the male genitalia in the tribe Astathini from China (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2015 , 40(2) : 197 -211 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150205

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