Characterization of the internal reproductive organs and their state as diapause indicator in Phytalus sanctipauli Blanchard, 1850 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

  • DIEFENBACH L
  • REDAELLI L
  • GASSEN D
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Abstract

The internal reproductive organs of females and males of Phytalus sanctipauli are described and illustrated. The amount of fat body in the abdominal cavity was assessed. The remaining in the soil, from March to September, of sexually immature females and males bearing the abdominal cavity totally filled with fat body characterized the state of diapause in this species, in Coxilha (52°20'W and 28°05'S), RS, Brazil.Os órgãos internos de reprodução de fêmeas e machos de Phytalus sanctipauli são descritos e ilustrados e a quantidade de corpos gordurosos presentes na cavidade abdominal é avaliada. A permanência no solo de fêmeas e machos, sexualmente imaturos e com a cavidade abdominal totalmente preenchida com corpos gordurosos, no período de março a setembro, em Coxilha (52°20'O e 28°05'S), RS, Brasil, caracterizaram o estado de diapausa imaginal desta espécie.

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DIEFENBACH, L. M. G., REDAELLI, L. R., & GASSEN, D. N. (1998). Characterization of the internal reproductive organs and their state as diapause indicator in Phytalus sanctipauli Blanchard, 1850 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 58(3), 541–546. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-71081998000300019

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