SECONDARY SEXUAL DIFFERENCES OF POLLEN BEETLE, MELIGETHES-AENEUS FABR(COL, NITIDULIDAE) PUPAE

Authors
CHARPENTIER R WEIBULL J
Citation
R. Charpentier et J. Weibull, SECONDARY SEXUAL DIFFERENCES OF POLLEN BEETLE, MELIGETHES-AENEUS FABR(COL, NITIDULIDAE) PUPAE, Journal of applied entomology, 118(1), 1994, pp. 100-102
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of applied entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09312048
Volume
118
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
100 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-2048(1994)118:1<100:SSDOPB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Distinct secondary sexual characters of Meligethes aeneus Fabr. pupae are described for the first time. Such character are indistinct or lac king in adult beetles. This reliable method is non-destructive and all ows early sex determination of live M. aeneus.