Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)

© 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius), a species of blow fly that mimics wasps, is distributed worldwide, but detailed information about characteristics of its adult terminalia is incomplete. To help fill this gap in the information, the morphology...

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Main Authors: Kittikhun Moophayak, Sangob Sanit, Tarinee Chaiwong, Kom Sukontason, Hiromu Kurahashi, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Roy C. Vogtsberger, Nophawan Bunchu
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-462432018-04-25T07:27:15Z Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius) Kittikhun Moophayak Sangob Sanit Tarinee Chaiwong Kom Sukontason Hiromu Kurahashi Kabkaew L. Sukontason Roy C. Vogtsberger Nophawan Bunchu Agricultural and Biological Sciences © 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius), a species of blow fly that mimics wasps, is distributed worldwide, but detailed information about characteristics of its adult terminalia is incomplete. To help fill this gap in the information, the morphology of adult stages of S. discolor was investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Observations using the light microscope revealed unique characteristics of the male genitalia that are markedly different from other blow fly species. More morphological detail, including observation of several sensilla (e.g., sensilla trichoid and sensilla basiconica) along the male terminalia and female ovipositor, was seen under the scanning electron microscope. These details can be taxonomically valuable for identifying males and females of S. discolor and may help address matters concerning copulation in this species. 2018-04-25T06:51:51Z 2018-04-25T06:51:51Z 2017-03-01 Journal 20754450 2-s2.0-85009820920 10.3390/insects8010011 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85009820920&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46243
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Kittikhun Moophayak
Sangob Sanit
Tarinee Chaiwong
Kom Sukontason
Hiromu Kurahashi
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Roy C. Vogtsberger
Nophawan Bunchu
Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
description © 2017 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius), a species of blow fly that mimics wasps, is distributed worldwide, but detailed information about characteristics of its adult terminalia is incomplete. To help fill this gap in the information, the morphology of adult stages of S. discolor was investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Observations using the light microscope revealed unique characteristics of the male genitalia that are markedly different from other blow fly species. More morphological detail, including observation of several sensilla (e.g., sensilla trichoid and sensilla basiconica) along the male terminalia and female ovipositor, was seen under the scanning electron microscope. These details can be taxonomically valuable for identifying males and females of S. discolor and may help address matters concerning copulation in this species.
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author Kittikhun Moophayak
Sangob Sanit
Tarinee Chaiwong
Kom Sukontason
Hiromu Kurahashi
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Roy C. Vogtsberger
Nophawan Bunchu
author_facet Kittikhun Moophayak
Sangob Sanit
Tarinee Chaiwong
Kom Sukontason
Hiromu Kurahashi
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Roy C. Vogtsberger
Nophawan Bunchu
author_sort Kittikhun Moophayak
title Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
title_short Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
title_full Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
title_fullStr Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
title_full_unstemmed Morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius)
title_sort morphological characteristics of terminalia of the wasp-mimicking fly, stomorhina discolor (fabricius)
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