The ultrastructure and function of the silk-producing basitarsus in the Hilarini (Diptera: Empididae)

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Young, James H ^a,c   Merritt, David J ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dance fly; Empidinae; Glands Sensilla; Mating behaviour; Nuptial gift

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ARTICLE; BASITARSAL SECRETORY SPINE; CHEMOSENSORY SENSILLA; FLY; GONAD; HILAREMPIS BEZZI; NONHUMAN; SENSE ORGAN; SILK; SILK PRODUCING BASITARSUS; SPINE; THORAX; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; DIPTERA; EMPIDIDAE; EMPIDINAE;

EID: 0141995819     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1467-8039(03)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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