Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 1977 · 44 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyEntomologyInsect EcologyInsect MorphologyInsect SystematicsAbdominal MorphologyBeetle BiologyGenital MorphologyInsect Body PlanInsect Morphological DiversityLarval MorphologyBeetle AnatomyBeetle Functional MorphologyBeetle Life HistoryBeetle MorphologyBeetle Reproductive BiologySclerite MorphologySex Determination In InsectsSexual Dimorphism Characters
Members of the genus Diabrotica are readily sexed. Males possesses an extra sclerite at the abdominal apex that females lack. In side view the male abdomen appears blunt, whereas the female abdomen appears point-ed. Living beetles can be easily sexed with a hand lens.