Natural breakage of the very long intromittent organ of the seed bug Lygaeus simulans (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 818-823

  Dougherty, Liam R ^a   Shuker, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage; Genital damage; Genitalia; Heteroptera; Lygaeidae; Lygaeus simulans; Mating plug

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; INSECT; MALE; MULTIPLE MATING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

HETEROPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; LYGAEUS SIMULANS;

EID: 84950256856     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2015.098     Document Type: Article

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