Courtship in the medfly, Ceratitis capitata, includes tactile stimulation with the male's aristae |
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| Authors: | R. Daniel Briceñ o William G. Eberhard |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Costa Rica;(2) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria, Costa Rica |
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| Abstract: | Male Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) used their aristae to repeatedly tap the female, usually on her aristae, during the second stage of head rocking courtship. The male's antennae moved in an apparently exploratory manner earlier in head rocking. Reduced rates of copulation followed removal of male and female aristae, supporting the idea that tapping with the aristae is an important part of medfly courtship. |
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| Keywords: | medfly courtship stimuli female choice Diptera Tephritidae |
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