Research Article

Improved Visualization of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)—Part I: Morphological Features for Sex Determination of Multiple Stadia

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External posterior characteristics for determining sex of A. diaperinus pupae: female with urogomphus and prominent pygopods ((a) lateral view and (b) ventral view) and male with urogomphus, lacking prominent pygopods ((c) lateral view and (d) ventral view). Pg, pygopods; Ur, urogomphus.
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