Open AccessComparison of Male Genitalia ofEuschistusspp. in the Midwestern United States (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Author(s) -
J. E. McPherson,
İmtiaz Ahmad
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of the entomological society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1938-2901
pISSN - 0013-8746
DOI - 10.1603/an11181
Subject(s) - pentatomidae , biology , heteroptera , hemiptera , subspecies , male genitalia , miridae , botany , zoology
Male genitalia, including the pygophore, parameres, and inflated aedeagi, are compared between the midwestern species of Euschistus [i.e., E. ictericus (L.), E. politus Uhler, E. servus (Say) (including E. s. servus and E. s. euschistoides (Vollenhoven), E. tristigmus (Say) (including E. t. tristigmus and E. t. luridus Dallas), and E. variolarius (Palisot de Beauvois) ]. These structures differ markedly between these taxa with the exception of the two subspecies of E. servus and of E. tristigmus, thus confirming their subspecific status.