Open AccessMORPHOLOGY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF STRUMETA TRYONI (FROGGATT) (DIPTERA: TRYPETIDAE) WITH A METHOD OF DISTINGUISHING SEXUALLY MATURE ADULT MALES
Author(s) -
Drew R. A. I.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1969.tb00729.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , reproductive system , morphology (biology) , adult male , reproductive biology , male reproductive system , female reproductive system , anatomy , fishery , botany , embryo , sperm , embryogenesis , endocrinology
Morphology of adult female and male reproductive systems of Strumeta tryoni (Froggatt) is described and figured. Growth changes in adult male reproductive endoskeleton are described under differing conditions of temperature and light intensity. For the environmental conditions studied, physiological age was correlated with size of the male reproductive endoskeleton and a method for distinguishing teneral from sexually mature adults is given.