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Larval sex identification of in vivo and long‐term ethanol‐preserved social wasps
Author(s) -
De Souza André Rodrigues,
da Silva Rafael Carvalho,
Ferreira Ríudo Paiva,
Mateus Sidnei,
Prato Amanda,
Oi Cintia Akemi,
Noll Fernando Barbosa,
LinoNeto José
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/eea.12960
Subject(s) - vespidae , biology , sexual dimorphism , hymenoptera , larva , zoology , sex organ , polistes , ecology , botany
Larval genital discs are sexually dimorphic in many social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). These sexual traits are visible in vivo and in long‐term ethanol‐preserved samples. Genital disc morphology provides a cheap, quick, and accurate way to distinguish larvae of females and males.

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