Open AccessVARIABILITY OF PRONOTUM PATTERNS IN LADYBIRD BEETLE HARMONIA AXYRIDIS PALLAS (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE)
Author(s) -
Alla V Blehman,
Блехман Алла Вениаминовна
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
èkologičeskaâ genetika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2411-9202
pISSN - 1811-0932
DOI - 10.17816/ecogen5225-36
Subject(s) - harmonia axyridis , biology , coccinellidae , subspecies , sexual dimorphism , zoology , geographic variation , evolutionary biology , ecology , predation , predator , population , demography , sociology
The polymorphism of pronotum patterns in ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis was studied, 14 phenotypes of this character were identified for the first time. The contingency of pronotum variability with elytral patterns were investigated. For the first time the sexual dimorphism for pronotum patterns was revealed, and its peculiarity was analyzed. The analysis of geographic variability of pronotum patterns confirms the hypothesis for existence of two subspecies in H. axyridis.