A MORPHOLOGICAL-STUDY OF PHYLLOTRETA-TETRASTIGMA (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE, ALTICINAE) INCLUDING 2 COLOR FORMS

Authors
VERDYCK P DEBRUYN L HULSEMANS J
Citation
P. Verdyck et al., A MORPHOLOGICAL-STUDY OF PHYLLOTRETA-TETRASTIGMA (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE, ALTICINAE) INCLUDING 2 COLOR FORMS, Journal of Natural History, 32(5), 1998, pp. 777-783
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Biology Miscellaneous",Zoology
Journal title
Journal of Natural History → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222933
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
777 - 783
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2933(1998)32:5<777:AMOP(C>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
P. tetrastigma is a chrysomelid beetle with two colour forms, and has populations feeding on two different host plants. Morphological variat ion was studied within both males and females of six populations of P. tetrastigma. Morphological difference was detected between the sexes and between populations from different localities but not between the colour forms. It is not clear whether host plant influences morphology .