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SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE BLISTER BEETLE GENUS CYSTEODEMUS (COLEOPTERA: MELOIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

John D. Pinto
John D. Pinto
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Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside
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Abstract

Sexual behavior in the two species of Cysteodemus LeConte consists of: (1) a simple form of courtship that lacks an elaborate tactual display, (2) a prolonged mating period during which the male remains mounted on the female, (3) high levels of female receptivity regardless of previous mating, and (4) postcopulatory behavior. This behavior represents a condition intermediate between that found in the Meloinae and Nemognathinae, the two major subfamilies of blister beetles.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 1977 , pp. 389 - 396
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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