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Lac insects before the first moult and their sex identification
Author(s) -
Mahdihassan S.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
zeitschrift für angewandte entomologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0044-2240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1964.tb02959.x
Subject(s) - sexual dimorphism , moulting , larva , biology , zoology , identification (biology) , ecology
Summary The first stage larvae of lac insects reveal secondary sexual dimorphism. The sex can be easily identified when growth is evident, usually when the larvae are one‐third grown in the first stage.