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MATING BEHAVIOR OF FIVE SPECIES OF LUCANIDAE (COLEOPTERA: INSECTA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. M. Mathieu
J. M. Mathieu
Affiliation:
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Abstract

Observations mainly on sexual behavior were made in both the field and laboratory on five species representing four genera of stag beetles all occurring in central Illinois.Males of Lucanus Scopoli (= Pseudolucanus) and Dorcus MacLeay which have relatively short mandibles made direct use of these appendages in subduing and maintaining the female in position during mating.Males of Platycerus Geoffroy and Ceruchus MacLeay which have larger mandibles did not use these appendages to hold the female, but rubbed a pair of legs intermittently against the female’s elytra and had much longer matings.The presence of a female stimulus was determinant in the amount of fighting among males.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 10 , October 1969 , pp. 1054 - 1062
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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