Aedeagus Structure of Cassida prasina Illiger, 1798 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) in Scanning Electrone Microscope (SEM)
Abstract
It is accepted that male
genitalia are not diagnostic and spermathecae are partly diagnostic within the
genus Cassida Linnaeus, 1758
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). However, studies on genitalia have
been based on only stereo microscope up to now. Ultra-structures of genitalia
have never been studied except for a few works. The aim of this study was to
determine whether the ultrastructural works are efficient or not. In the
present work, male genitalia from two specimens of Cassida prasina Illiger, 1798 collected from Düzce and Karabük
provinces in 2001 and 2003, which have been examined by electron microscope for
the first time. New diagnostic characters were obtained and it revealed that it
was diagnostic from the previously worked species in others subgenus. Photos of
aedeagus in both SEM and stereo microscope are also given in the text.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 30, 2020
Submission Date
October 8, 2019
Acceptance Date
January 2, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 23 Number: 3
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