Y. Lopezguerrero, DEVELOPMENT AND HISTOLOGY OF THE OVARY IN CEPHALODESMIUS ARMIGER WESTWOOD (COLEOPTERA, SCARABAEIDAE, SCARABAEINAE), The Coleopterists bulletin, 49(4), 1995, pp. 332-342
The relationships of reproductive behavior and ovarian development in
Cephalodesmius armiger Westwood were established. The reproductive cyc
le comprises nidification, sexual behavior and care of offspring. Each
phase is related to a physiological ovarian stage. Histology of each
phase is described.