The Internal Reproductive System of Panamanian Aulacoscelis sp. (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae, Aulacoscelinae) and Comments on the Systematic Position of the Subfamily

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We describe and illustrate the male internal reproductive system of Aulacoscelis sp., a species apparently related to A. melanocera Duponchel et Chevrolat, 1843. These are the first such data presented for the subfamily Aulacoscelinae, which has often been regarded as one of the most primitive groups within the family Chrysomelidae. The female spermathecal organ is additionally described and compared to that of other Chrysomelidae. The systematic position of the Aulacoscelinae is reviewed in the light of these and other morphological characters such as the hind wing venation and male external genitalia. That many of these characters are shared by both Aulacoscelinae and Orsodacninae leads us to propose that these are sister taxa allied closely to the cerambycid subfamily Lepturinae.
日本昆虫学会の論文
1999-09-25