Method in sex discrimination in the mango pulp weevil Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
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- De Jesus Louella Rowena Allera
- Department of Agriculture, Regional Field Unit 4, Lipa City
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- Nojima Satoshi
- Department of BioScience, Faculty of Applied BioScience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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- Medina Jose R.
- Department of Entomology, University of the Philippines at Los Banõs
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- Ohsawa Kanju
- Department of BioScience, Faculty of Applied BioScience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Description
We describe a simple method for sexing Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) using a stereomicroscope to view the dorsum of the terminal abdominal segment. In the male, clipped wings exposed distinctly truncate penultimate segments, whereas in the female, the terminal tergite tapered posteriorly.
Journal
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- Applied Entomology and Zoology
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Applied Entomology and Zoology 37 (2), 251-255, 2002
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001206244212480
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- NII Article ID
- 110001104457
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- NII Book ID
- AA00543238
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- ISSN
- 1347605X
- 00036862
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- NDL BIB ID
- 6177045
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- Crossref
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed
