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A novel method for sexing live adult Alphitobius diaperinus |
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| Authors: | Julieta Soledad Arena María Teresa Defagó |
| Affiliation: | 1. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 1611, Córdoba, X5016GCA Argentina;2. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV), CONICET, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 1611, Córdoba, X5016GCA Argentina Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba (CIEC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba, X5000JJC Argentina |
| Abstract: | This work aimed to identify discriminant morphological characteristics in Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults that enable live males and females to be distinguished. The method of sexing proposed here is based on dimorphism of the 8th abdominal sternite and is 100% accurate. The method allows differentiation of the sexes non-destructively. |
| Keywords: | darkling beetle gender characteristic poultry pest sexing method sexual dimorphism Coleoptera Tenebrionidae |