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Method in sex discrimination in the mango pulp weevil Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology (2002) 37(2) 251-255
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.251
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Abstract

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.

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De Jesus, L. R. A., Nojima, S., Medina, J. R., & Ohsawa, K. (2002). Method in sex discrimination in the mango pulp weevil Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 37(2), 251–255. https://doi.org/10.1303/aez.2002.251

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