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 characteristics of mesothoracic tibiae for determining sex of A. diaperinus adults: (a) anteroventral view of parallel apical spurs on females; (b) and (c) anteroventral and anterior views, respectively, of apical spurs on males, note curvature of anterior spur. Ant, anterior spur; scale bar applicable to all frames; tibiae from left legs shown.
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